Zug 1620 1/2 dicken

Sincona sale 83, lot 5069

This specimen was lot 5069 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$669 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND Zug, Halbdicken 1620, Zug. Selten. Schön-sehr schön (canton of Zug, half dicken of 1620, Zug mint. Rare, Fine-very fine)." A half dicken was twelve kreuzer or one-sixth of a thaler. This type is noted in the SCWC for 1620-21 and is listed as rare. The figure on the obverse is St Oswald, a British king who converted the Northumbrians.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3.86 g.

Catalog reference: KM 27, D.T. 1246a, HMZ 2-1096a.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Richter, Juerg, 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 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

Link to:

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• Fribourg 1620 12 kreuzer
• Zurich 1620 1/2 dicken
• 1620 dicken
• 1620 half thaler
• 1620 thaler
• 1621 half dicken (12 kreuzer)
• 1621 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1620