Zurich 1504 dicken
This specimen was lot 4615 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$5,267 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1504, Zürich. Geköpfte hl. Felix und hl. Regula, den Kopf im Arm tragend. Unten kl. Zürcherwappen. Rv. Grosser Adler nach links. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Kleine Druckstelle bei der Jahreszahl. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, dicken of 1504, Zürich mint. Obverse: SS. Felix and Regula holding their heads in their arms, cantonal arms below; reverse: large eagle facing left. Very rare, Very Fine, Minor scratch over the date.)"
This dicken is not listed in the SCWC or Numista.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 9.67 g.
Catalog reference: Hürlimann 765, HMZ 2-1125b.
- 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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