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Latest revision as of 17:55, 3 January 2026
This specimen was lot 4088 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 562 CHF (about US$779 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1532, Bern. Variante mit antiqua Buchstaben und ausgeschrieber Jahreszahl 153Z. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, batzen of 1532, Bern mint, variety with Antiqua lettering and the date written "153Z". Very rare, About Very Fine.)"
One batzen was four kreuzer or 2/15 of a guldenthaler. This type is also known undated and dated 1529. The reverse legend, "✠ BERCTOLD ; D · ZERINGEN ; FVND '", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.8-3.0 g, silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 2.95 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner 587, var, HMZ 2-174f.
- 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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