Zug 1612 dicken
This specimen was lot 5651 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zug Dicken 1612. Der heilige Oswald mit Krone und Nimbus nach rechts. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, dicken of 1612. Obverse: St. Oswald, crowned and nimbate, faces right; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Good very fine.)"
A dicken was twenty-four kreuzer or two-fifths gulden. This type is noted in the SCWC for 1609-22 and is listed as fairly common. The figure on the obverse is St Oswald, a British king who converted the Northumbrians. The reverse motto, "CVM·HIS·QVI·OD[ERT]·PACE[M]·ERAM·PACI[FICVS]", translates to, "I remained peaceful to those who hated the peace."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.1 g, silver, 30 mm diameter; this specimen is 8,23 g.
Catalog reference: KM 20, D.T. 1242e, HMZ 2-1092f.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
Link to: