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[[Image:S95-4113.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 95, lot 4113]]
 
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This specimen was lot 4113 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1620, Bern. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|canton of Bern]], batzen of 1620, Bern mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1617-23 and undated. The reverse legend, "+BERCHT·V·DVX·ZERIN·FVNDATO", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
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This specimen was lot 4113 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1620, Bern. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|canton of Bern]], batzen of 1620, Bern mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1617-23 and undated. The reverse legend, "+BERCHT·V·DVX·ZERIN·FVNDATO", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
  
 
''Record mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Record mintage:'' unknown.
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* 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.
 
* 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),'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
  
 
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* [[Bern 1614 1/2 batzen|1614 half batzen]]
 
* [[Bern 1614 1/2 batzen|1614 half batzen]]
* [[Bern 1617 1/2 kreuzer|1617 half kreuzer (vierer)]]
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* [[Bern 1618 1/2 kreuzer|1618 half kreuzer (Vierer)]]
 
* [[Bern 1618 dicken|1618 dicken]]
 
* [[Bern 1618 dicken|1618 dicken]]
 
* [[Bern 1619 batzen|1619 batzen]]
 
* [[Bern 1619 batzen|1619 batzen]]
 
* [[Bern 1620 1/2 dicken|1620 half dicken]]
 
* [[Bern 1620 1/2 dicken|1620 half dicken]]
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* [[Bern 1620 dicken KM-12|1620 dicken, eagle on reverse]] = 24 kreuzer
 
* [[Bern 1620 dicken KM-21|1620 dicken, cross on reverse]]
 
* [[Bern 1620 dicken KM-21|1620 dicken, cross on reverse]]
* [[Bern 1621 dicken|1621 dicken]]
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* [[Bern 1621 dicken KM-12|1621 dicken, eagle on reverse]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1620]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1620]]
  
 
[[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 22:51, 3 January 2026

Sincona sale 95, lot 4113

This specimen was lot 4113 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1620, Bern. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, batzen of 1620, Bern mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1617-23 and undated. The reverse legend, "+BERCHT·V·DVX·ZERIN·FVNDATO", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.49 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM 15, D.T. 1150e, HMZ 2-197h.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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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