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[[Image:Sincona91-3046.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3046]]
 
[[Image:Sincona91-3046.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3046]]
  
This specimen was lot 3046 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, 10 Kreuzer 1565, Basel. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Basel|canton of Basel]], ten kreuzer of 1565, Basel mint. Rare, Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The ten kreuzer was one-sixth of the [[Basel 1564 guldenthaler|guldenthaler]].
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This specimen was lot 3046 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, 10 Kreuzer 1565, Basel. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Basel|canton of Basel]], ten kreuzer of 1565, Basel mint. Rare, Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The ten kreuzer was one-sixth of the [[Basel 1564 guldenthaler|guldenthaler]]. This type is listed in Numista for 1565 only.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 3.68 g.  
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''Specification:'' 4 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 3.68 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Winterstein (Taler) 437, HMZ 2-64a.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Winterstein (Taler) 437, HMZ 2-64a.  

Revision as of 10:42, 18 November 2024

Sincona sale 91, lot 3046

This specimen was lot 3046 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, 10 Kreuzer 1565, Basel. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, ten kreuzer of 1565, Basel mint. Rare, Good extremely fine.)"

The ten kreuzer was one-sixth of the guldenthaler. This type is listed in Numista for 1565 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 3.68 g.

Catalog reference: Winterstein (Taler) 437, HMZ 2-64a.

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.
  • Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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