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| − | This specimen was lot 6200 in Sincona sale 81 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 575 CHF (about US$689 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND | Wallis/Valais | [[Switzerland, Bern|Sitten]], Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734. Batzen 1722, Sitten. Very rare in this condition. Extremely fine-uncirculated." This type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. This type was issued 1708-10, 1721-22 along with a [[Sitten | + | This specimen was lot 6200 in Sincona sale 81 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 575 CHF (about US$689 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND | Wallis/Valais | [[Switzerland, Bern|Sitten]], Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734. Batzen 1722, Sitten. Very rare in this condition. Extremely fine-uncirculated." This type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. This type was issued 1708-10, 1721-22 along with a [[Sitten (17)22 1/2 batzen|half batzen]] and a kreuzer and is fairly expensive. |
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 78, 79, 80, 81]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 78, 79, 80, 81]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 14 November 2024
This specimen was lot 6200 in Sincona sale 81 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 575 CHF (about US$689 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND | Wallis/Valais | Sitten, Bistum, Franz Joseph Supersaxo, 1701-1734. Batzen 1722, Sitten. Very rare in this condition. Extremely fine-uncirculated." This type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. This type was issued 1708-10, 1721-22 along with a half batzen and a kreuzer and is fairly expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 2.26 g.
Catalog reference: KM 27, D.T. 970e, HMZ 2-1065e.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Richter, Juerg, 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 81, the Max Walty-Hussy Collection: Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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