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[[Image:Chur 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Chur in Switzerland in 1648]] | [[Image:Chur 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Chur in Switzerland in 1648]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1804 in Sincona sale 22 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1804 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 170 CHF (about US$214 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Graubünden, Chur, Bistum, Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg, 1503-1541 Batzen 1527. Gutes sehr schön-sehr schön.'' (Switzerland, bishopric of Chur, Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg, 1503-1541, batzen of 1527, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> Chur, on the upper reaches of the Rhine, was then and is now a town of utmost insignificance, yet managed to issue a long string of coins in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Later Swiss batzen of the eighteenth century were four kreuzer or one fortieth of a thaler. At this time, one thaler was fifteen batzen. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 3.01 g. | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 3.01 g. | ||
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''Catalog reference:'' HMZ 2-380i. | ''Catalog reference:'' HMZ 2-380i. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * Richter, | + | * 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, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Collection Fumatori, Auction 22,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Collection Fumatori, Auction 22,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015. |
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| + | * [[Schaffhausen 1527 batzen]] | ||
* [[St. Gall 1527 batzen]] | * [[St. Gall 1527 batzen]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich 1527 batzen]] | ||
* [[Chur 1633 thaler Dav-4675]] | * [[Chur 1633 thaler Dav-4675]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1527]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1527]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:25, 11 January 2026
This specimen was lot 1804 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 170 CHF (about US$214 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Graubünden, Chur, Bistum, Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg, 1503-1541 Batzen 1527. Gutes sehr schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, bishopric of Chur, Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg, 1503-1541, batzen of 1527, very fine or better.)"
Chur, on the upper reaches of the Rhine, was then and is now a town of utmost insignificance, yet managed to issue a long string of coins in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Later Swiss batzen of the eighteenth century were four kreuzer or one fortieth of a thaler. At this time, one thaler was fifteen batzen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3.01 g.
Catalog reference: HMZ 2-380i.
- 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, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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