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[[Image:Valais S47-3033.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 3033]]
 
[[Image:Valais S47-3033.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 3033]]
  
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This specimen was lot 3033 in Sincona sale 47 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Wallis/Valais, Sitten, Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734. 20 Kreuzer 1710. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Sitten, Francis Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-34, twenty kreuzer of 1710. Rare in this condition, Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten. The bishopric of Sitten (Sion in French) encompassed most of what is now the canton of Valais. The bishops involved themselves in the petty feuds and struggles of the day, going so far as to participate in the battle of Marignano (1515). They successfully resisted the Reformation but were forced to cede their secular power in 1630. Coinage continued into the eighteenth century.  
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This specimen was lot 3033 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Wallis/Valais, Sitten, Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734. 20 Kreuzer 1710. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Sitten, Francis Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-34, twenty kreuzer of 1710. Rare in this condition, Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten. The bishopric of Sitten (Sion in French) encompassed most of what is now the canton of Valais. The bishops involved themselves in the petty feuds and struggles of the day, going so far as to participate in the battle of Marignano (1515). They successfully resisted the Reformation but were forced to cede their secular power in 1630. Coinage continued into the eighteenth century.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' billon, this specimen 4.63 g.
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''Specification:'' 4.39 g, billon, 26.5 mm diameter, this specimen 4.63 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 969b, HMZ 2-1064b, KM 26.
 
''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 969b, HMZ 2-1064b, KM 26.
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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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
  
 
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* [[Sitten 1709 1/2 batzen|(17)09 half batzen]]
 
* [[Sitten 1709 1/2 batzen|(17)09 half batzen]]
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* [[Sitten 1710 batzen|1710 batzen]]
 
* [[Sitten (17)21 1/2 batzen KM-30|(17)21 half batzen, round arms]]
 
* [[Sitten (17)21 1/2 batzen KM-30|(17)21 half batzen, round arms]]
 
* [[Sitten (17)22 1/2 batzen|(17)22 half batzen, quartered arms]]
 
* [[Sitten (17)22 1/2 batzen|(17)22 half batzen, quartered arms]]

Latest revision as of 12:24, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 47, lot 3033

This specimen was lot 3033 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Wallis/Valais, Sitten, Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734. 20 Kreuzer 1710. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes sehr schön. (bishopric of Sitten, Francis Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-34, twenty kreuzer of 1710. Rare in this condition, Good very fine.)"

This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten. The bishopric of Sitten (Sion in French) encompassed most of what is now the canton of Valais. The bishops involved themselves in the petty feuds and struggles of the day, going so far as to participate in the battle of Marignano (1515). They successfully resisted the Reformation but were forced to cede their secular power in 1630. Coinage continued into the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.39 g, billon, 26.5 mm diameter, this specimen 4.63 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 969b, HMZ 2-1064b, KM 26.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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