Solothurn (15)66 kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 4439 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 200 CHF (about US$290 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1566, Solothurn. (nur 66). Kreuzer 1579 (nur 79). 1579: Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (2) (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, kreuzer of 1566 and kreuzer of 1579, Solothurn mint. The 1579 is rare, two pieces, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1557, 1560-74, 1579 and undated. Numista states that one guldiner was 17 batzen; however, we don't know if the Solothurn guldiner was equal to the thaler or five-sixths.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.4 g, billon, 18.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: HMZ 2-828i.
- 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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