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[[Image:S95-4098.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 95, lot 4098]] | [[Image:S95-4098.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 95, lot 4098]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4098 in Sincona sale 95 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4098 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$2,079 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1568, Bern. Von grosser Seltenheit. Gutes sehr schön. Lohner schreibt auf S. 184: 'Da ich diesen Kreuzer erst nach zwanzigjährigem Suchen gefunden und denselben sonst in keiner Sammlung gesehen habe, so muss ich glauben, er sei sehr selten.' '' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|canton of Bern]], kreuzer of 1568, Bern mint. Of high rarity, Good Very Fine. Lohner writes of this issue, 'Since I only found this kreuzer after twenty years of searching and have never seen it in any other collection, I must believe it to be very rare.')"</blockquote> This type was struck 1560-70, 1583-84, 1590, 1595-96. The reverse legend, "✥ BERCHT ∙ D ∙ ZERI ∙ COND", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218). |
''Record mintage:'' unknown. | ''Record mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.47 g, billon 20 mm diameter, this specimen 1.31 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.47 g, billon, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 1.31 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Lohner 836a=844, HMZ 2-176j. | ''Catalog reference:'' Lohner 836a=844, HMZ 2-176j. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Sources:]] | ''[[Bibliography|Sources:]] | ||
* 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Bern | + | * [[Bern 1566 kreuzer|1566 kreuzer]] |
| − | * [[Bern | + | * [[Bern (1570) 12 kreuzer|(1570) 12 kreuzer (half dicken)]] |
* [[Bern 1580 1/2 kreuzer|1580 half kreuzer (vierer)]] | * [[Bern 1580 1/2 kreuzer|1580 half kreuzer (vierer)]] | ||
| − | * [[Bern 1590 | + | * [[Bern 1590 kreuzer|1590 kreuzer]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1568]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1568]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 92, 93, 94, 95]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 92, 93, 94, 95]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:03, 3 January 2026
This specimen was lot 4098 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$2,079 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1568, Bern. Von grosser Seltenheit. Gutes sehr schön. Lohner schreibt auf S. 184: 'Da ich diesen Kreuzer erst nach zwanzigjährigem Suchen gefunden und denselben sonst in keiner Sammlung gesehen habe, so muss ich glauben, er sei sehr selten.' (Switzerland, canton of Bern, kreuzer of 1568, Bern mint. Of high rarity, Good Very Fine. Lohner writes of this issue, 'Since I only found this kreuzer after twenty years of searching and have never seen it in any other collection, I must believe it to be very rare.')"
This type was struck 1560-70, 1583-84, 1590, 1595-96. The reverse legend, "✥ BERCHT ∙ D ∙ ZERI ∙ COND", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.47 g, billon, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 1.31 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner 836a=844, HMZ 2-176j.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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