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[[Image:Bern S43-4127.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 4127]]
 
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This specimen was lot 4127 in Sincona sale 43 (Zurich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Stadt und Kanton Basel, Dicken 1499. Baselstab zwischen zwei Basilisken. Rv. Madonna mit Christuskind in Strahlen. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Kleinere Randverletzung.'' (canton of Basel, dicken of 1499, city arms between two basilisks; reverse: Madonna and Child standing in a Glory. Very rare. Good very fine, Minor edge damage.)"</blockquote> Altho the Swiss cantons had won de facto independence from the Empire by the late fifteenth century, the fact was not officially recognized until 1648, when the confederation left the empire by the treaties of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. The dicken seems to be worth two [[Basel 1499 groschen|groschen]] or one-third of a gulden.
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This specimen was lot 4127 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Stadt und Kanton Basel, Dicken 1499. Baselstab zwischen zwei Basilisken. Rv. Madonna mit Christuskind in Strahlen. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Kleinere Randverletzung.'' (canton of Basel, dicken of 1499, city arms between two basilisks; reverse: Madonna and Child standing in a Glory. Very rare. Good very fine, Minor edge damage.)"</blockquote> Altho the Swiss cantons had won de facto independence from the Empire by the late fifteenth century, the fact was not officially recognized until 1648, when the confederation left the empire by the treaties of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. The dicken seems to be worth two [[Basel 1499 groschen|groschen]] or one-third of a gulden.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
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* 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.
 
* 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.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
  
 
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* [[Bern (1492) batzen|(1492) batzen]]
 
* [[Bern 1492 dicken]]
 
* [[Bern 1492 dicken]]
 
* [[Bern 1494 guldiner Dav-8721]]
 
* [[Bern 1494 guldiner Dav-8721]]
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* [[Basel 1499 groschen]]
 
* [[Basel 1499 groschen]]
 
* [[Basel 1499 dicken]]
 
* [[Basel 1499 dicken]]
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* [[Bern (1500-28) batzen|(1500-28) batzen]]
 
* [[Sitten (1499-1522) dicken]]
 
* [[Sitten (1499-1522) dicken]]
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* [[Bern 1501 guldiner Dav-8721|1501 guldiner]]
 
* [[Bern 1501 5 ducats Fr-104|1501 5 ducats]]
 
* [[Bern 1501 5 ducats Fr-104|1501 5 ducats]]
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* [[Bern 1501 10 ducats Fr-100|1501 10 ducats]]
 
* [[Bern 1541 dicken]]
 
* [[Bern 1541 dicken]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1499]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1499]]

Latest revision as of 08:51, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 43, lot 4127

This specimen was lot 4127 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Stadt und Kanton Basel, Dicken 1499. Baselstab zwischen zwei Basilisken. Rv. Madonna mit Christuskind in Strahlen. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Kleinere Randverletzung. (canton of Basel, dicken of 1499, city arms between two basilisks; reverse: Madonna and Child standing in a Glory. Very rare. Good very fine, Minor edge damage.)"

Altho the Swiss cantons had won de facto independence from the Empire by the late fifteenth century, the fact was not officially recognized until 1648, when the confederation left the empire by the treaties of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. The dicken seems to be worth two groschen or one-third of a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7.10 g.

Catalog reference: Ewig 320, HMZ 2-51a.

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, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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