Zurich 1607 batzen
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This specimen was lot 3622 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1607, Zürich. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 20, Zürich, Oktober 2014, Los 3582. (Switzerland, canton of Zurich, batzen of 1607, Zürich mint. Rare in this condition, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1606-08 along with a klippe version (KM 29).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.36 g, billon, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 2.64 g.
Catalog reference: KM 28, Hürlimann 941, D.T. 1096b, HMZ 2-1154b.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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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