Basel 1634 dicken

Sincona sale 95, lot 4044

This specimen was lot 4044 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$555 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1634, Basel. Seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Froidevaux, SINCONA 6, Zürich, Mai 2012, Los 2305. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, dicken of 1634, Basel mint. Rare date, Very Fine.)"

The dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 of a thaler. This type is listed for 1623, 1632-36.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.2 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 8.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 82, D.T. 1352d, HMZ 2-81e.

Sources:

• 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), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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