Zurich (15)57 thaler Dav-8775
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This specimen was lot 5457 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$267 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Zurich | Stadt, Taler 1557. Münzmeister Hans Gutenson. Sehr schön. Prägebedingter Schrötlingsriss. (city of Zürich, thaler of 1557. Very fine, Planchet fault.)"
Davenport lists this type with numerous varieties for 1555-58.
Recorded Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.63 g.
Catalog reference: Hürlimann 464, HMZ 2-1123e; Dav-8775.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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