Basel 1733 12 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3101 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bistum Basel, Johann Konrad II. von Reinach-Hirzbach, 1705-1737. 12 Kreuzer 1733, Pruntrut. Schräg geriffelter Rand. Selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, bishopric of Basel, John Conrad II of Reinach-Hirzbach, 1705-1737, twelver kreuzer of 1733, Pruntrut mint, obliquely reeded edge. Rare, About very fine.)"
The bishop of Basel was driven from his seat when Basel turned Protestant during the Reformation. He resided in Pruntrut and issued coins from there. This type was struck 1725, 1726 and 1733, of which only the 1726 is reasonably available.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 37, D.T. 703c, HMZ 2-145c.
- 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), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to:
- Bishop of Basel 1725 20 kreuzer
- Bishop of Basel 1726-H 12 kreuzer
- bishop of Basel 1786 12 kreuzer
- Coins and currency dated 1733