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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, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction'', | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025. |
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* [[Luzern 1611 schilling KM-13|1611 schilling]] | * [[Luzern 1611 schilling KM-13|1611 schilling]] | ||
* [[Luzern 1612 dicken|1612 dicken, St. Leodegar right]] | * [[Luzern 1612 dicken|1612 dicken, St. Leodegar right]] |
Latest revision as of 11:46, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3303 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,901 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1610, Luzern. Variante mit Brustbild von vorne. Auffälliges Münzzeichen Taube am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift, und eine weitere Taube zu Beginn der Rückseitenumschrift. Selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Luzern, dicken of 1610, Luzern mint. Variety with bust facing and mintmark at the end of the legend. Rare, About Very Fine.)"
"Exemplar der Sammlung Kunzmann, Teil 2, Auktion SINCONA 53, Zürich, Oktober 2018, Los 6391. Dieses Münzzeichen Taube wurde in der Literatur bis heute weitgehend übergangen, obwohl ein Pendent dazu auch auf Urner Dicken desselben Jahres 1610 zu finden ist. Stempelschneidernamen dazu sind nicht überliefert. Ob es mit Münzmeister Caspar Melchior Studer zusammenhängt, der unter dem vormaligen Münzmeister Meussberger in Luzern seine Lehrjahre absolvierte, anschliessend an der Münzstätte Altdorf wirkte und auf den 30. September 1608 wieder nach Luzern berufen wurde, müsste nachgeforscht werden. (A specimen from the Kunzmann Collection, Part 2, SINCONA Auction 53, Zurich, October 2018, Lot 6391. This dove mint mark has largely been ignored in the literature to date, although a counterpart can also be found on a Urner Dicken coin from the same year, 1610. No engraver names have been preserved. Whether it is related to Mint Master Caspar Melchior Studer, who completed his apprenticeship under the former Mint Master Meussberger in Lucerne, subsequently worked at the Altdorf Mint, and was recalled to Lucerne on September 30, 1608, would require further investigation.)"
The dicken was 24 kreuzer. The issue of dicken in 1610 was shared between this design with St. Leodegar facing and KM 16, with St. Leodegar right. There are also minor variations in the spelling of the legends. St. Leodegar, depicted on the reverse, made an enemy of Ebroin, mayor of the palace of Neustria and was blinded on his orders in AD 679.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 8.6 g, silver, this specimen 8.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, Wielandt (Luzern) 62, D.T. 1167, HMZ 2-635a.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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