Bern 1617 dicken
This specimen was lot 5088 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$6,406 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1617, Bern. Seitlich eingebuchtetes Wappen. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Äusserst selten. Fast sehr schön. Flaue Stellen. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, dicken of 1617, Bern mint. Obverse: indented arms; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Extremely rare, About Very Fine, Some weakly struck areas.)"
This type was struck 1617-21 and is very rare. The 1620 is the most available date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.31 g.
Catalog reference: KM 12, D.T. 1137a, HMZ 2-192a.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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