Zurich 1674 1/4 thaler

Sincona sale 83, lot 5110

This specimen was lot 5110 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND Zurich. Vierteltaler 1674, Zürich. Fast sehr schön. (quarter thaler of 1674, About very fine)." This scarce type was struck 1673-74 and is the last of the denomination struck in the seventeenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 101, D.T. 1089b, HMZ 2-1149d.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Richter, Juerg, 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 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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