Solothurn 1623 batzen
This specimen was lot 3473 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Batzen 1623, Solothurn. Rückseitiges Münzzeichen gekreuzte Zainhaken. Sehr schön. Das Münzzeichen gekreuzte Zainhaken wird Münzmeister Joseph Roggenstil zugeschrieben. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, batzen of 1623, Solothurn mint, crossed hooks mintmark. Very fine. The mint mark of crossed hooks is attributed to mint master Joseph Roggenstil.)"
This type was struck 1622-24, 1630-32, 1637-38 and 1642 and is fairly available in worn condition. A klippe version (KM 12) exists.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.9 g, billon, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2.79 g.
Catalog reference: KM 9, Simmen 62b, D.T. 1284b, HMZ 2-835c.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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