St. Gall 1564 thaler Dav-8792
This specimen was lot 4473 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$6,165 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1564, St. Gallen. Münzmeister Hans Joachim Gutenson, Mzz. Sonne. Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina. Der Vater von Hans Joachim, der Zürcher Münzmeister Hans Gutenson, hatte die Herrschaft Sonnenberg im Thurgau 1560 erworben, was das Münzzeichen erklärt. (Switzerland, St. Gall, thaler of 1564, St. Gall mint. Mintmark: sunburst. Very rare, About Extremely Fine, Most attractively toned. Hans Joachim's father, the Zurich mint master Hans Gutenson, had acquired the lordship of Sonnenberg in Thurgau in 1560, which explains the mint mark.)"
This type was struck with various mintmarks 1563-67. A variety with a large bear was struck 1567 only (Dav-8792B); other varieties have a silly eagle (Dav-8792A) or two digit dates (Dav-8792C).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.5 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 28.60 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8792, TZN 35c, HMZ 2-885c.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- 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), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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