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[[Image:Sincona91-3471.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3471]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3471.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3471]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3471 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Batzen 1622, Solothurn. Variante mit grossem Standeswappen der Vorderseite und Batzenkreuz auf der Rückseite. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Solothurn|canton of Solothurn]], batzen of 1622. Variety with large arms on the obverse and cross on the reverse. Solothurn mint. Very rare, Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1622-24, 1630-32, 1637-38 and 1642 and is fairly available in worn condition. A klippe version (KM 12) exists as well as a batzen with St. Ursus on the reverse ([[Solothurn 1622 batzen KM-8|KM 8]]). | + | This specimen was lot 3471 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Batzen 1622, Solothurn. Variante mit grossem Standeswappen der Vorderseite und Batzenkreuz auf der Rückseite. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Solothurn|canton of Solothurn]], batzen of 1622. Variety with large arms on the obverse and cross on the reverse. Solothurn mint. Very rare, Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1622-24, 1630-32, 1637-38 and 1642 and is fairly available in worn condition. A klippe version ([[Solothurn 1623 batzen KM-12|KM 12]]) exists as well as a batzen with St. Ursus on the reverse ([[Solothurn 1622 batzen KM-8|KM 8]]). |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Solothurn 1622 batzen KM-8|1622 batzen, St. Ursus reverse]] | * [[Solothurn 1622 batzen KM-8|1622 batzen, St. Ursus reverse]] | ||
* [[Solothurn 1623 1/2 batzen KM-10|1623 half batzen, St. Ursus reverse]] | * [[Solothurn 1623 1/2 batzen KM-10|1623 half batzen, St. Ursus reverse]] | ||
| − | * [[Solothurn 1623 batzen|1623 batzen]] | + | * [[Solothurn 1623 batzen|1623 batzen, round]] |
| + | * [[Solothurn 1623 batzen KM-12|1623 batzen, klippe]] | ||
| + | * [[Solothurn 1623 1/2 thaler|1623 half thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Solothurn 1623 thaler Dav-4630|1623 thaler]] | ||
* [[Solothurn 1631 batzen|1631 batzen]] | * [[Solothurn 1631 batzen|1631 batzen]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1622]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1622]] | ||
[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | [[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:25, 8 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3471 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Batzen 1622, Solothurn. Variante mit grossem Standeswappen der Vorderseite und Batzenkreuz auf der Rückseite. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, batzen of 1622. Variety with large arms on the obverse and cross on the reverse. Solothurn mint. Very rare, Good very fine.)"
This type was struck 1622-24, 1630-32, 1637-38 and 1642 and is fairly available in worn condition. A klippe version (KM 12) exists as well as a batzen with St. Ursus on the reverse (KM 8).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 3.23 g.
Catalog reference: KM 9, Simmen 62a, D.T. 1284a, HMZ 2-835b.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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