Bern 1620 1/2 dicken
This specimen was lot 4112 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$3,049 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Halbdicken 1620, Bern. Variante mit Jahreszahl im Schriftkreis. Äusserst seltene Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, half dicken of 1620, Bern mint, variety with date in legend. Extremely rare condition, About Uncirculated.)"
The half dicken was twelve kreuzer (KM 18) or three batzen. The reverse legend, "+BERCHT·DVX·ZERIN FVNDA", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.76 g, silver, this specimen 4.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM 19, D.T. 1142, HMZ 2-195a.
- 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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