Zurich (1710) thaler Dav-4655
This specimen was lot 3655 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,700 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Taler o. J. (um 1710), Zürich. Sogenannter Schanzentaler. Seltene Variante mit Blumenboden und Wappen im Perlkreis. Innenkreis. Zackenrand. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Leicht gereinigt. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, undated thaler, circa 1710, Zürich mint. so-called "entrenchment thaler", rare variety with flowered floor under the lion and inner circle of pearls. Reeded edge. Very fine-extremely fine, Lightly cleaned.)"
Davenport and the SCWC attribute this rare issue to the 1680's. Stylistically, it is more a medal than a coin. The nickname likely refers to the view of the city's defenses on the reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 27.05 g.
Catalog reference: KM 113, Hürlimann 574, D.T. 1080 Anm, HMZ 2-1164a, Dav-4655.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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