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Latest revision as of 14:25, 5 January 2026
This specimen was lot 5339 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$1,131 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. Luzern. Stadt und Kanton. Dicken 1617, Luzern. Kleines Zainende. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, dicken of 1617, Luzern mint. Minor edge clip, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck in numerous varieties 1617-22. St. Leodegar, depicted on the reverse, made an enemy of Ebroin, mayor of the palace of Neustria, and was blinded on his orders in AD 679. In other cantons, the dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 thaler but in Luzern it was worth a quarter thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.8 g, silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 8.08 g.
Catalog reference: KM 19, Wielandt (Luzern) 71a. D.T. 1170a, HMZ 2-635j.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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