Zurich 1633 batzen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4632

This specimen was lot 4632 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1633, Zürich. Seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, batzen of 1633, Zürich mint. Rare date, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1623-24 and 1633, of which the 1623 is the most common. This denomination was also struck in klippe format (KM 41).

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.18 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.16 g.

Catalog reference: KM 40, D.T. 1098c, HMZ 2-1154i.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• 1624 klippe batzen
• 1624 thaler
• 1624 double thaler
• 1624 quadruple ducat
• 1624 6 ducats
• 1629 dicken
• 1639 half ducat
• 1640 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1633