Solothurn (15)66 kreuzer

Sincona sale 98, part of lot 4439

This specimen was part of lot 4439 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 200 CHF (about US$290 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1566, Solothurn. (nur 66). Kreuzer 1579 (nur 79). 1579: Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (2) (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, kreuzer of 1566 and kreuzer of 1579, Solothurn mint. The 1579 is rare, two pieces, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1557, 1560-74, 1579 and undated. Numista states that one guldiner was 17 batzen; however, we don't know if the Solothurn guldiner was equal to the thaler or five-sixths.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.4 g, billon, 18.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: HMZ 2-828i.

Sources:

• 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• (15)62 groschen
• 1562 groschen (3 kreuzer)
• 1564 half kreuzer (vierer)
• (1565-68) kreuzer
• (15)66 half batzen
• (15)74 kreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1566