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[[Image:Sincona89-0692.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 89, lot 692]] | [[Image:Sincona89-0692.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 89, lot 692]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 692 in Sincona sale 89 ( | + | This specimen was lot 692 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$132 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Maximilian I. 1493-1519. Batzen 1518, St. Veit. Fast vorzüglich. Leichte Prägeschwäche. Exemplar der Auktion Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 1, Stuttgart, September 1997, Los 1363.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Maximilian I, 1493-1519, batzen of 1518, St. Veit mint. About extremely fine, Slightly weakly struck.)"</blockquote> This obscure minor, struck for Carinthia ("*MONETA·NOVA·CARINI*"), features St. Leopold on the obverse and does not mention the emperor. The batzen, or four kreuzer, was a denomination familiar in Switzerland but little used in Austria. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 27 November 2024
This specimen was lot 692 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$132 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Maximilian I. 1493-1519. Batzen 1518, St. Veit. Fast vorzüglich. Leichte Prägeschwäche. Exemplar der Auktion Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 1, Stuttgart, September 1997, Los 1363. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I, 1493-1519, batzen of 1518, St. Veit mint. About extremely fine, Slightly weakly struck.)"
This obscure minor, struck for Carinthia ("*MONETA·NOVA·CARINI*"), features St. Leopold on the obverse and does not mention the emperor. The batzen, or four kreuzer, was a denomination familiar in Switzerland but little used in Austria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: Egg 19, Schulten 3982.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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