Sitten 1709 1/2 batzen

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Sincona sale 35, lot 5431

This specimen was lot 5431 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$445 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Wallis / Valais | Sitten, Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734 Halbbatzen 1709. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (canton of Valais, bishopric of Sitten, Francis Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-34. half batzen of 1709. Extremely fine-uncirculated, Better than average.)"

This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. This type was issued 1708-10, 1721-22 and is fairly expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.71 g.

Catalog reference: KM 26, D.T. 971b, HMZ 2-1068b.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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