Uri-Nidwalden (1506-29) soldino

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5542

This specimen was lot 5542 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$980 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Uri und Nidwalden. Soldino o. J. (1506 - ca. 1529), Bellinzona. Doppelwappen unter Doppeladler. Rv. Ankerkreuz. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden, undated soldino or sesino, circa 1506-29, Bellinzona mint. Obverse: impaled arms under a double headed eagle; reverse: anchor cross. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"

The soldino was a denomination extensively minted in Genoa and Venice. One guldiner was 160 soldini or eight cavalotti. It was imitated in Misox, Uri-Nidwalden (shown here) and Vaud.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.05 g, billon, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 0.83 g.

Catalog reference: Püntener 29, HMZ 2-973a.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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