Zurich 1558 thaler Dav-8780

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4607

This specimen was lot 4607 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 5,250 CHF (about US$7,615 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1558, Zürich. Stempel von J. Stampfer. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. Kleine Zainenden. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, thaler of 1558, Zürich mint. Rare in this condition, About Uncirculated, Minor edge clips.)"

Davenport lists this type for 1558-59.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver, this specimen 28.70 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8780, Hürlimann 486 var, HMZ 2-1123g.

Sources:

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

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