Solothurn (1560) batzen

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5455

This specimen was lot 5455 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$151 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Solothurn. Stadt und Kanton. Batzen o. J. (um 1560), Solothurn. Mzz. Sechszackiger Stern mit kleinem zentralem Loch. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, undated batzen, circa 1560, Solothurn mint, mintmark six-pointed star with a small central hole. Rare, Good Very Fine.)"

Numista attributes this undated type to 1556-66. The mintmark reported in the description is between "MONETA" and "SOLODOREN".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.5 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 2.85 g.

Catalog reference: Simmen-HMZ (SMK VII) 37, HMZ 2-825c.

Source:

  • 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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