Uri-Schwyz-Nidwalden 1548 thaler Dav-8761

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5526

This specimen was lot 5526 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 8,500 CHF (about US$12,811 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Uri, Schwyz und Nidwalden. Taler 1548, Münzstätte Altdorf. Rückseitenumschrift mit Münzzeichen Herz im Kreis des Stempelschneiders Hans Schweiger aus Basel. Sehr selten. Henkelspur. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden, thaler of 1548, Altdorf mint, heart mintmark in the reverse legend. Very rare, Mount mark, Very Fine.)"

This thaler doesn't appear in Numista. The obverse legend, "+ VRANIE x SVIT x VNDERVALDE x", translates as, "Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden", while St. Martin appears on the reverse. Another thaler, Dav-8762, shows St. Martin's horse looking forward.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.45 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8761, Püntener 43,1, HMZ 2-953b.

Source:

  • 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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