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[[Image:Chur 1630 10kreuzer UBS 85-1706q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 1706]] | [[Image:Chur 1630 10kreuzer UBS 85-1706q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 1706]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1706 in UBS sale 85 (Zurich, September 2010), where it sold for 340 CHF (about US$388 including buyer's fee). | + | This specimen was lot 1706 in UBS sale 85 (Zurich, September 2010), where it sold for 340 CHF (about US$388 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Chur, Stadt 10 Kreuzer 1630. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit Reichsapfel auf der Brust worin die Wertzahl 10. Rv. Der gekrönte, geharnischte hl. Lucius nach rechts. Kl. Rdf. Fast vorzüglich.''" (City of Chur, 10 kreuzer of 1630. Obverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle bearing an apple on the breast with the denomination "10." Reverse: crowned, armored figure of St. Luke facing right. A few small rim nicks, nice extremely fine.)</blockquote> This type was struck 1629-37 in sufficient numbers that it lists in the SCWC as a fairly cheap coin tho this specimen sold for double the catalog value. Chur, among with the rest of Switzerland, left the Empire in 1648 as part of the Treaty of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. Below St. Luke on the reverse is the city arms, which feature a leaping ibex. |
| − | The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Chur, Stadt 10 Kreuzer 1630. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit Reichsapfel auf der Brust worin die Wertzahl 10. Rv. Der gekrönte, geharnischte hl. Lucius nach rechts. Kl. Rdf. Fast vorzüglich.''" (City of Chur, 10 kreuzer of 1630. | ||
| − | Obverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle bearing an apple on the breast with the denomination "10." Reverse: crowned, armored figure of St. Luke facing right. | ||
| − | A few small rim nicks, nice extremely fine.)</blockquote> This type was struck 1629-37 in sufficient numbers that it lists in the SCWC as a fairly cheap coin tho this specimen sold for double the catalog value. | ||
| − | Chur, among with the rest of Switzerland, left the Empire in 1648 as part of the Treaty of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. | ||
| − | Below St. Luke on the reverse is the city arms, which feature a leaping ibex. | ||
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 1529b, HMZ 2-489d, KM 228. | ''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 1529b, HMZ 2-489d, KM 228. | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 12 June 2024
This specimen was lot 1706 in UBS sale 85 (Zurich, September 2010), where it sold for 340 CHF (about US$388 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Chur, Stadt 10 Kreuzer 1630. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit Reichsapfel auf der Brust worin die Wertzahl 10. Rv. Der gekrönte, geharnischte hl. Lucius nach rechts. Kl. Rdf. Fast vorzüglich." (City of Chur, 10 kreuzer of 1630. Obverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle bearing an apple on the breast with the denomination "10." Reverse: crowned, armored figure of St. Luke facing right. A few small rim nicks, nice extremely fine.)
This type was struck 1629-37 in sufficient numbers that it lists in the SCWC as a fairly cheap coin tho this specimen sold for double the catalog value. Chur, among with the rest of Switzerland, left the Empire in 1648 as part of the Treaty of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. Below St. Luke on the reverse is the city arms, which feature a leaping ibex.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,79 g.
Catalog reference: D.T. 1529b, HMZ 2-489d, KM 228.
- 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]UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins, Zurich: UBS AG, 2010.
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