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| − | This specimen was lot 4455 in Sincona sale 95 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4455 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,881 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1633, Solothurn. Brustbild des hl. Ursus mit Nimbus nach rechts. Rv. Doppeladler mit Nimben und Kreuz, unten im Abschnitt die Jahreszahl. Von grosser Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Prägeschwäche. Münzmeister Joseph Roggenstil liess bei den Dicken von 1632 den hl. Ursus mit Hüftbild im Harnisch schneiden, was dem Rat offenbar nicht gefiel. Er verlangte deshalb von ihm, die neuen Dicken ab jetzt mit "St. Ursenbrustbild" und der Rückseite mit einem Adler mit Wappen auf der Brust zu schlagen (Ratsmanual 1633, 41). Daraus resultierten offenbar diese neuen Dicken, von denen mindestens drei Stempelpaare bekannt sind. Trotzdem sind diese Münzen sehr rar.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Solothurn|canton of Solothurn]], dicken of 1633, Solothurn mint. Obverse: Nimbate St. Ursus right; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle, date in exergue. Of high rarity, Very Fine, Weakly struck. Mintmaster Joseph Roggenstil had the 1632 coins struck with a portrait of St. Ursus in armor (KM 21), which the council evidently did not like. The council therefore ordered that the new coins from now on be struck with a 'bust of St. Ursus' and the reverse with an eagle with a coat of arms on its chest (council manual 1633, 41). This apparently resulted in these new coins, of which at least three pairs of dies are known. Nevertheless, these coins are very rare.)"</blockquote> Numista states this coin was one-third thaler; we think it was one-third gulden or one quarter thaler. This type was struck 1633 only. |
''Record mintage:'' unknown. | ''Record mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 11 June 2025
This specimen was lot 4455 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,881 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1633, Solothurn. Brustbild des hl. Ursus mit Nimbus nach rechts. Rv. Doppeladler mit Nimben und Kreuz, unten im Abschnitt die Jahreszahl. Von grosser Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Prägeschwäche. Münzmeister Joseph Roggenstil liess bei den Dicken von 1632 den hl. Ursus mit Hüftbild im Harnisch schneiden, was dem Rat offenbar nicht gefiel. Er verlangte deshalb von ihm, die neuen Dicken ab jetzt mit "St. Ursenbrustbild" und der Rückseite mit einem Adler mit Wappen auf der Brust zu schlagen (Ratsmanual 1633, 41). Daraus resultierten offenbar diese neuen Dicken, von denen mindestens drei Stempelpaare bekannt sind. Trotzdem sind diese Münzen sehr rar. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, dicken of 1633, Solothurn mint. Obverse: Nimbate St. Ursus right; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle, date in exergue. Of high rarity, Very Fine, Weakly struck. Mintmaster Joseph Roggenstil had the 1632 coins struck with a portrait of St. Ursus in armor (KM 21), which the council evidently did not like. The council therefore ordered that the new coins from now on be struck with a 'bust of St. Ursus' and the reverse with an eagle with a coat of arms on its chest (council manual 1633, 41). This apparently resulted in these new coins, of which at least three pairs of dies are known. Nevertheless, these coins are very rare.)"
Numista states this coin was one-third thaler; we think it was one-third gulden or one quarter thaler. This type was struck 1633 only.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.59 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 8.33 g.
Catalog reference: KM 22, Simmen-HMZ (SMK VII) 68. D.T. 1278, HMZ 2-833d.
- 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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