Difference between revisions of "Basel 1741 1/2 thaler KM-147"
(deleted bad link) |
|||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
* [[Basel 1740 5 ducats Fr-62|1740 5 ducats]] | * [[Basel 1740 5 ducats Fr-62|1740 5 ducats]] | ||
* [[Basel 1741 1/2 thaler KM-145|1741 half thaler, city view/basilisk left with large arms]] | * [[Basel 1741 1/2 thaler KM-145|1741 half thaler, city view/basilisk left with large arms]] | ||
| − | |||
* [[Basel 1741 1/2 thaler KM-148|1741 half thaler, city view/basilisk right, wings down]] | * [[Basel 1741 1/2 thaler KM-148|1741 half thaler, city view/basilisk right, wings down]] | ||
* [[Basel 1741 thaler Dav-1750|1741 thaler]] | * [[Basel 1741 thaler Dav-1750|1741 thaler]] | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 18 November 2024
This specimen was lot 4063 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$485 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1741, Basel. Stadtansicht, darüber Stadtname und oben die acht Vogteiwappen. Unten im Abschnitt Jahreszahl und Füllhorn. Mzz. I - HM (ligiert) für Johann Jakob Handmann I. Rv. Nach rechts zurückblickender Basilisk hält ein verziertes Wappen. Gerippter Rand. Fast FDC. Henkelspur und leicht justiert. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, half thaler of 1741, Basel mint. Obverse: city view, above the town name and the eight bailiwick arms, in the exergue, the date and a cornucopia. Mintmark I - HM (ligated) for Johann Jakob Handmann I. reverse: Basilisk facing right holding a decorated coat of arms. Reeded edge. About Mint State, Mount mark and minor adjustment marks.)"
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, 34-35 mm diameter, this specimen 13.07 g.
Catalog reference: KM 147, Winterstein (Taler) 156. D.T. 756, HMZ 2-100h.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to: