Bern 1538 1/2 batzen

Sincona sale 91, lot 3112

This specimen was lot 3112 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$638 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1538, Bern. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, half batzen of 1538, Bern mint. Very rare in this condition, Very fine-extremely fine.)"

Half a batzen was two kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.60 g.

Catalog reference: Lohner 735, HMZ 2-175d.

Source:

• 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:

• (15)32 batzen
• 1539 dicken
• 1540 half guldiner
• Coins and currency dated 1538