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[[Image:Zurich 1560 thaler Sincona 4-5657.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 5657]] | [[Image:Zurich 1560 thaler Sincona 4-5657.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 5657]] | ||
| − | The first specimen was lot 1550 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014), where it sold for €190 (about US$312 including buyer's fees. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SUISSE, ZURICH, Ville, AR Taler, 1560, Droit: Lion debout à gauche, tenant un globe crucigère et l'écu de la ville. Revers: Aigle impériale couronnée. Griffe au droit. Très Beau.'' (Switzerland, city of Zürich, silver thaler of 1560. Obverse: lion rampant to left, bearing orb and shield; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Scratch on obverse, very fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 5657 in Sincona sale 4 ( | + | The first specimen was lot 1550 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014), where it sold for €190 (about US$312 including buyer's fees. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SUISSE, ZURICH, Ville, AR Taler, 1560, Droit: Lion debout à gauche, tenant un globe crucigère et l'écu de la ville. Revers: Aigle impériale couronnée. Griffe au droit. Très Beau.'' (Switzerland, city of Zürich, silver thaler of 1560. Obverse: lion rampant to left, bearing orb and shield; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Scratch on obverse, very fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 5657 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$466 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zürich Stadt Taler 1560. Nach links aufgerichteter Löwe mit Schild und Reichsapfel. Rv. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler. Sehr schön.'' (Switzerland, city of Zürich, thaler of 1560. Obverse: lion rampant to left holding shield and orb; reverse: crowned, nimbate double headed eagle. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1558-61 with the date on the eagle side; the very similar Dav-8775 has the date on the lion side. |
''Recorded Mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded Mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, ''Vente Publique 120,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, ''Vente Publique 120,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014. | ||
| − | * <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' | + | * <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011. |
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Zurich | + | * [[Zurich (15)58 thaler Dav-8778|(15)58 thaler, one lion/eagle]] |
* [[Zurich (15)59 groschen|(15)59 groschen]] | * [[Zurich (15)59 groschen|(15)59 groschen]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1559 1/2 thaler|1559 half thaler]] | * [[Zurich 1559 1/2 thaler|1559 half thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Zurich | + | * [[Zurich (15)59 thaler Dav-8778|(15)59 thaler, one lion/eagle]] |
* [[Zurich 1559 thaler Dav-8780|1559 thaler, two lions/10 shields]] | * [[Zurich 1559 thaler Dav-8780|1559 thaler, two lions/10 shields]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1559 thaler Dav-8782|1559 thaler, two lions/eagle]] | * [[Zurich 1559 thaler Dav-8782|1559 thaler, two lions/eagle]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich (15)60 sechser|(15)60 sechser]] | ||
* [[Zurich (1560) thaler Dav-8783|(1560) thaler]] | * [[Zurich (1560) thaler Dav-8783|(1560) thaler]] | ||
* [[Zurich (1560) 1/2 goldkrone Fr-430|(1560) half goldkrone]] | * [[Zurich (1560) 1/2 goldkrone Fr-430|(1560) half goldkrone]] | ||
* [[Zurich (1560) goldkrone Fr-428|(1560) goldkrone]] | * [[Zurich (1560) goldkrone Fr-428|(1560) goldkrone]] | ||
| − | * [[Zurich | + | * [[Zurich 1561 groschen|1561 groschen]] |
| + | * [[Zurich (1561) ducat Fr-435|(1561) ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich (15)63 groschen|(15)63 groschen]] | ||
* [[Zurich (1580) ducat Fr-440|(1580) ducat]] | * [[Zurich (1580) ducat Fr-440|(1580) ducat]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1560]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1560]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:58, 31 December 2025
The first specimen was lot 1550 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014), where it sold for €190 (about US$312 including buyer's fees. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SUISSE, ZURICH, Ville, AR Taler, 1560, Droit: Lion debout à gauche, tenant un globe crucigère et l'écu de la ville. Revers: Aigle impériale couronnée. Griffe au droit. Très Beau. (Switzerland, city of Zürich, silver thaler of 1560. Obverse: lion rampant to left, bearing orb and shield; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Scratch on obverse, very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 5657 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$466 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich Stadt Taler 1560. Nach links aufgerichteter Löwe mit Schild und Reichsapfel. Rv. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city of Zürich, thaler of 1560. Obverse: lion rampant to left holding shield and orb; reverse: crowned, nimbate double headed eagle. Very fine.)"
This type was struck 1558-61 with the date on the eagle side; the very similar Dav-8775 has the date on the lion side.
Recorded Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 28,29 g, the second specimen 28,44 g.
Catalog reference: Hürlimann, 517; HMZ 2-1123k, Dav-8778.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 120, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
- [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
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