Zurich (15)57 1/2 batzen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4623

This specimen was lot 4623 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$347 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1557, Zürich. Stempelschneider Gutenson. Selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half batzen of 1557, Zürich mint. Rare, About Very Fine.)"

This type not listed in the SCWC or Numista. At this time, one thaler was 72 kreuzer or eighteen batzen.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.71 g.

Catalog reference: Hürlimann 1010, HMZ 2-1129d.

Sources:

• 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.

Link to:

• (15)55 half batzen
• 1556 half thaler
• 1557 thaler
• (15)58 half batzen
• 1558 thaler
• (15)59 groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1557