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* [[Bern 1620 1/2 dicken|1620 half dicken]] | * [[Bern 1620 1/2 dicken|1620 half dicken]] | ||
* [[Bern 1620 dicken KM-12|1620 dicken, eagle on reverse]] = 24 kreuzer | * [[Bern 1620 dicken KM-12|1620 dicken, eagle on reverse]] = 24 kreuzer | ||
Latest revision as of 10:29, 12 January 2026
This specimen was lot 4110 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,891 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1618, Bern. Seitlich eingebuchtetes Wappen. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. D.T. 1137b, HMZ 2-192b. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, dicken of 1618, Bern mint. Obverse: indented arms; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Very rare, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1617-21; the 1618 is the rarest of the four dates. The dicken was 24 kreuzer or six batzen. The reverse legend, "+BERCHT:DVX:ZERIN:FVNDATOR", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.29 g.
Catalog reference: KM 12, Lohner -, D.T. 1153b, HMZ 2-200e.
- 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to:
- 1614 kreuzer
- 1614 half batzen
- 1617 half kreuzer (vierer)
- 1617 batzen, date on eagle side
- 1617 dicken
- 1618 half kreuzer (Vierer)
- Luzern 1618 dicken
- Uri 1618 dicken, large and small dates
- Zug 1618 dicken
- 1619 batzen
- 1620 half dicken
- 1620 dicken, eagle on reverse = 24 kreuzer
- 1620 dicken, cross on reverse
- Coins and currency dated 1618