Basel c.1710 thaler Dav-1743
This specimen was lot 2314 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,107 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Sammlung Dr. Charles Froidevaux Basel Stadt Taler o. J. (um 1710). Stadtansicht. Rv. Basilisk mit verziertem ovalem Wappen. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city of Basel, undated thaler of around 1710. Obverse: city view; reverse: basilisk supports oval arms, good extremely fine.)"
This early thaler of Basel is the most common of the city view thalers issued in the eighteenth century. The city mascot, the basilisk, is a pun on the city name.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 27,54 g.
Catalog reference: D.T. 741. Wint. 127, HMZ 2-99a, Dav-1743, KM 129.
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- Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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