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[[Image:Zug 1612 dicken Sincona 4-5651.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, sale 5651]]
 
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This specimen was lot 5651 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zug Dicken 1612. Der heilige Oswald mit Krone und Nimbus nach rechts. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Gutes sehr schön.'' (Switzerland, dicken of 1612. Obverse: St. Oswald, crowned and nimbate, faces right; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> A dicken was twenty-four kreuzer or one-third gulden. This type is noted in the SCWC for 1609-22 and is listed as fairly common. The figure on the obverse is St Oswald, a British king who converted the Northumbrians. The reverse motto, "CVM·HIS·QVI·OD[ERT]·PACE[M]·ERAM·PACI[FICVS]", translates to, "I remained peaceful to those who hated the peace."
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This specimen was lot 5651 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zug Dicken 1612. Der heilige Oswald mit Krone und Nimbus nach rechts. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Gutes sehr schön.'' (Switzerland, dicken of 1612. Obverse: St. Oswald, crowned and nimbate, faces right; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> A dicken was twenty-four kreuzer or two-fifths gulden. This type is noted in the SCWC for 1609-22 and is listed as fairly common. The figure on the obverse is St Oswald, a British king who converted the Northumbrians. The reverse motto, "CVM·HIS·QVI·OD[ERT]·PACE[M]·ERAM·PACI[FICVS]", translates to, "I remained peaceful to those who hated the peace."
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
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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.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.  
  
 
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* [[Zug 1565 thaler Dav-8770]]
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* [[Zug (15)65 thaler Dav-8770]]
 
* [[Zug 1610 dicken|1610 dicken]]
 
* [[Zug 1610 dicken|1610 dicken]]
 
* [[Luzern 1612 dicken]]
 
* [[Luzern 1612 dicken]]

Latest revision as of 09:23, 24 June 2025

Sincona sale 4, sale 5651

This specimen was lot 5651 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zug Dicken 1612. Der heilige Oswald mit Krone und Nimbus nach rechts. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, dicken of 1612. Obverse: St. Oswald, crowned and nimbate, faces right; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Good very fine.)"

A dicken was twenty-four kreuzer or two-fifths gulden. This type is noted in the SCWC for 1609-22 and is listed as fairly common. The figure on the obverse is St Oswald, a British king who converted the Northumbrians. The reverse motto, "CVM·HIS·QVI·OD[ERT]·PACE[M]·ERAM·PACI[FICVS]", translates to, "I remained peaceful to those who hated the peace."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.1 g, silver, 30 mm diameter; this specimen is 8,23 g.

Catalog reference: KM 20, D.T. 1242e, HMZ 2-1092f.

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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.

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