St. Gall (15)79 groschen
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This specimen was lot 4487 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$416 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1579, St. Gallen. Münzzeichen: Vierspeichiges Mühlenrad, dem Münzmeister Konrad Gmünder zugeschrieben. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of St. Gall, groschen of 1579, St. Gall mint. Very rare, Very Fine. Mintmark: Four-spoked mill wheel, attributed to the mint master Konrad Gmünder.)"
This type is not mentioned in the SCWC or Numista although this sale included a groschen of 1580.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2.37 g.
Catalog reference: TZN 58, HMZ 2-891q.
- 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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