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[[Image:Sitten S35-5431Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 35, lot 5431]] | [[Image:Sitten S35-5431Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 35, lot 5431]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5431 in Sincona sale 35 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5431 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$445 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Wallis / Valais | Sitten, Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734 Halbbatzen 1709. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung.'' (canton of Valais, bishopric of Sitten, Francis Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-34. half batzen of 1709. Extremely fine-uncirculated, Better than average.)"</blockquote> This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. This type was issued 1708-10, 1721-22 and is fairly expensive. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * Richter, | + | * 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016. |
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| − | * [[Sitten | + | * [[Sitten (16)85 1/2 kreuzer]] = vierer |
| + | * [[Sitten 1710 batzen|1710 batzen]] | ||
* [[Sitten 1710 20 kreuzer]] | * [[Sitten 1710 20 kreuzer]] | ||
| − | * [[Sitten | + | * [[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]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1709]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1709]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Bern]] | * return to coins of [[Switzerland, Bern]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:24, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 5431 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$445 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Wallis / Valais | Sitten, Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734 Halbbatzen 1709. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (canton of Valais, bishopric of Sitten, Francis Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-34. half batzen of 1709. Extremely fine-uncirculated, Better than average.)"
This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. This type was issued 1708-10, 1721-22 and is fairly expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 1.71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 26, D.T. 971b, HMZ 2-1068b.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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