Solothurn 1760 batzen KM-31

Sincona sale 91, lot 3477

This specimen was lot 3477 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,616 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Batzen 1760, Solothurn. Eingebuchtetes Wappen, zu den Seiten jeweils ein Lorbeer- und Palmenzweig. Rv. "S" über Kreuz. Unten die Jahreszahl. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, batzen of 1760, Solothurn mint. Obverse: indented coat of arms, a laurel and palm branch on each side; Reverse: "S" crossed, the date below. Very rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This denomination was struck in two styles in 1760: KM 31 ("S" on reverse, rare, shown here) or KM 32 (cross in quadrilobe, common). Forty batzen made a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon or silver, this specimen 2.32 g.

Catalog reference: KM 31, Simmen 82, D.T. 691, HMZ 2-848a.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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