Schaffhausen 1656-HMA thaler Dav-4628
This specimen was lot 5444 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$19,594 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
" SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Taler 1656, Schaffhausen. Aus dem Torturm springender Widder. Jahreszahl in der Umschrift bei 12 Uhr. Rv. Gekrönter Doppeladler. In der Kroneninnenseite die Buchstaben H M (oder H) A (für Münzmeister Hans Heinrich Ammann). Sehr selten. Hübsche Patina. Gutes sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion UBS Gold & Numismatics 82, Basel, Januar 2009, Los 2775. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, thaler of 1656, Schaffhausen mint. Obverse: an ibex leaps out of a castle window, date at 12 o'clock; reverse: crowned double headed eage, with the initials "HMA" inside the crown. Very rare, Attractively toned, Good Very Fine.)"
Altho this type is usually catalogued with initials "HMA", the mintmaster's name was Hans Heinrich Ammann (HHA).
Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.
Specification: 27.8 g, silver, 41-42 mm diameter, this specimen 28.14 g.
Catalog reference: KM 47, Dav-4628, Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 736, D.T. 1373, HMZ 2-763g.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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