Zurich 1518 batzen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4618

This specimen was lot 4618 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1518, Zürich. Selten. Fast sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 23, Zürich, Mai 2015, Los 3800. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, batzen of 1518, Zürich mint. Rare, About Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1518-20, 1526-30 and undated. Many varieties exist. At this time, one thaler was sixty kreuzer or fifteen batzen.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.12 g, silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.03 g.

Catalog reference: Hürlimann 923, HMZ 2-1127d.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• (1510-18) schilling
• 1512 guldiner
• (1512-15) goldgulden
• 1518 schilling
• 1519 batzen
• 1526 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1518