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[[Image:S83-4996.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 4996]] | [[Image:S83-4996.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 4996]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4996 in Sincona sale 83 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4996 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,699 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND Uri und Nidwalden, ''Cavallotto (Rössler) o. J. (1506-1529), Bellinzona. Kleiner Doppeladler über den beiden Wappen. Rv. Der heilige Martin zu Pferd nach rechts reitend. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich'' (cantons of Uri and Nidwalden, undated cavalloto, Bellizona mint. Obverse: doubleheaded eagle over two shields; reverse: St. Martin on horseback divides his cloak with a beggar. Very rare in this condition, Good extremely fine)." This coin is the result of a monetary union between the two cantons in the early sixteenth century, which occasionally included [[Switzerland, Schwyz|Schwyz]]. Eight cavalloto made a guldiner or thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' 3.69 g, silver, this specimen 3.92 g. | ''Specification:'' 3.69 g, silver, this specimen 3.92 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Püntener 26,1a | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Püntener 26,1a, HMZ 2-970b. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Richter, Juerg, 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, Juerg, 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023. |
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| + | * [[Misox (1518-49) cavallotto]] Johann Franz Trivulzio | ||
* [[Uri and Schwyz (1520) ducat Fr-409]] | * [[Uri and Schwyz (1520) ducat Fr-409]] | ||
* [[Uri-Schwyz-Nidwalden 1561 thaler Dav-8766]] | * [[Uri-Schwyz-Nidwalden 1561 thaler Dav-8766]] | ||
Revision as of 13:01, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 4996 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,699 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND Uri und Nidwalden, Cavallotto (Rössler) o. J. (1506-1529), Bellinzona. Kleiner Doppeladler über den beiden Wappen. Rv. Der heilige Martin zu Pferd nach rechts reitend. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich (cantons of Uri and Nidwalden, undated cavalloto, Bellizona mint. Obverse: doubleheaded eagle over two shields; reverse: St. Martin on horseback divides his cloak with a beggar. Very rare in this condition, Good extremely fine)." This coin is the result of a monetary union between the two cantons in the early sixteenth century, which occasionally included Schwyz. Eight cavalloto made a guldiner or thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.69 g, silver, this specimen 3.92 g.
Catalog reference: Püntener 26,1a, HMZ 2-970b.
- Richter, Juerg, 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 Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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