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| − | This specimen was part of lot 4439 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 200 CHF (about US$290 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1566, Solothurn. (nur 66). Kreuzer 1579 (nur 79) | + | This specimen was part of lot 4439 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 200 CHF (about US$290 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1566, Solothurn. (nur 66). Kreuzer 1579 (nur 79). 1579: Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (2)'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Solothurn|canton of Solothurn]], kreuzer of 1566 and kreuzer of 1579, Solothurn mint. The 1579 is rare, two pieces, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1557, 1560-74, 1579 and undated. Numista states that one guldiner was 17 batzen; however, we don't know if the Solothurn guldiner was equal to the thaler or five-sixths. |
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* [[Solothurn (15)62 groschen|(15)62 groschen]] | * [[Solothurn (15)62 groschen|(15)62 groschen]] | ||
* [[Solothurn 1562 groschen|1562 groschen (3 kreuzer)]] | * [[Solothurn 1562 groschen|1562 groschen (3 kreuzer)]] | ||
| + | * [[Solothurn 1564 1/2 kreuzer|1564 half kreuzer (vierer)]] | ||
* [[Solothurn (1565-68) kreuzer|(1565-68) kreuzer]] | * [[Solothurn (1565-68) kreuzer|(1565-68) kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Solothurn (15)66 1/2 batzen|(15)66 half batzen]] | * [[Solothurn (15)66 1/2 batzen|(15)66 half batzen]] | ||
* [[Solothurn (15)74 kreuzer|(15)74 kreuzer]] | * [[Solothurn (15)74 kreuzer|(15)74 kreuzer]] | ||
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 96, 97, 98]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 96, 97, 98]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:07, 8 January 2026
This specimen was part of lot 4439 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 200 CHF (about US$290 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1566, Solothurn. (nur 66). Kreuzer 1579 (nur 79). 1579: Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (2) (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, kreuzer of 1566 and kreuzer of 1579, Solothurn mint. The 1579 is rare, two pieces, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1557, 1560-74, 1579 and undated. Numista states that one guldiner was 17 batzen; however, we don't know if the Solothurn guldiner was equal to the thaler or five-sixths.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.4 g, billon, 18.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: HMZ 2-828i.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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