Zurich (15)56 1/2 batzen

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4606

This specimen was lot 4606 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$326 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1556, Zürich. Zürcher Wappenschild in Kreiseinfassung. Rv. Ankerkreuz. Selten. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA AG 23, Zürich, Mai 2015, Los 3811. Exemplar der Auktion Münzen und Medaillen AG 67, Basel 1985. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, half batzen of 1556, Zürich mint. Obverse: city arms in a circle; reverse: anchor cross in a circle. Rare, Very Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: billon, this specimen 1.67 g.

Catalog reference: Hürlimann 1009, HMZ 2-1129f.

Sources:

  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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