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Revision as of 11:31, 19 November 2024
This specimen was lot 4113 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1620, Bern. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, batzen of 1620, Bern mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1617-23 and undated. The reverse legend, "+BERCHT·V·DVX·ZERIN·FVNDATO", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.49 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.60 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, D.T. 1150e, HMZ 2-197h.
- 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), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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