Zug 1605 groschen

Sincona sale 47, lot 3040

This specimen was lot 3040 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Zug, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1605, Zug. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön. (canton of Zug, groschen of 1605, Zug mint. Very rare date, Very fine.)"

A groschen was three kreuzer, hence the "3" marked on the reverse. This type is listed for 1597-1608 with the 1605 noted as a rare date. Some of the dates, including 1600, 1602 and 1606, are known in klippe format (KM 19).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.55 g, billon, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.65 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 1251i, HMZ 2-1099j, KM 17.

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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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• 1604 groschen
• 1606 groschen
• 1609 dicken
• Coins and currency dated 1605
• return to coins of Zug