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This specimen was lot 5461 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 2,750 CHF (about US$4,145 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ. Solothurn. Stadt und Kanton. Batzen 1623, Solothurn. Klippe, altvergoldet, im ungefähr dreifachen Gewicht. Von grosser Seltenheit. Fassungsspuren. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Solothurn|canton of Solothurn]], klippe batzen of 1623, Solothurn mint, struck in triple weight. Of high rarity, traces of mounting and gilding, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1623-24 in klippe format along with [[Solothurn 1623 batzen|KM 9]] in round format. The klippe isn't that rare but this example is triple weight.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 2.82 g, billon, 34 mm square, this specimen 7.12 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 12, Simmen-HMZ (SMK VII) 62d (this example shown), Winterstein (Klippen) HMZ 2-835c Anm.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins)'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Solothurn 1622 batzen KM-8|1622 batzen, St. Ursus reverse]]
* [[Solothurn 1622 batzen KM-9|1622 batzen, cross reverse]]
* [[Solothurn 1623 1/2 batzen KM-10|1623 half batzen, St. Ursus reverse]]
* [[Solothurn 1623 batzen|1623 batzen, round]]
* [[Solothurn 1623 1/2 thaler|1623 half thaler]]
* [[Solothurn 1623 thaler Dav-4630|1623 thaler]]
* [[Solothurn 1624 batzen|1624 batzen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1623]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 99, 100, 101, 102]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]

Solothurn 1623 batzen KM-12 - Revision history

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