Zug 1602 10 schilling
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This specimen was lot 4579 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$8,703 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zug, Stadt und Kanton, 10 Schilling 1602, Zug. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 18, Zürich, Mai 2014, Los 3645. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zug, ten schilling of 1602, Zug mint. Very rare, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1602 only. Numista states that it was one-tenth of a thaler. St. Wolfgang is depicted on the reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 4.7 g, billon, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 4.76 g.
Catalog reference: KM 18, Wielandt (Zug) 18b var. D.T. 1247, HMZ 2-1095a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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