½ Dicken "Zwölfer"
Features
| Issuer |
City of Zürich
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Free imperial city (1218-1648)
|
| Emperor |
Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576-1612)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1608 |
| Value | ½ Dicken (⅑) |
| Currency | Dicken (1561-1621) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.64 g |
| Diameter | 28.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 242735 |
| References | HMZ 2# 1152a Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann. Der neue HMZ-Katalog. Band 2 - Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). Hans Hürlimann; 1966. Zürcher Münzgeschichte. Kommissionsverlag Berichthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler; 1987. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 17. Jahrhundert. Bank Leu, Zürich, Switzerland. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Rampant lion facing left holding globus cruciger in right arm and sword on its left shoulder. Asquare shield with the ornate coat of arms of Zürich at its feet.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✿ MONETA ✿ NOVA ✿ THVRICENSIS
Translation: New coin of Zürich.
Reverse
Displayed double-headed eagle with value in a round cartouche on its chest.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
✿ CIVITATIS ᕀ IMPERIALIS ✿ 1608
12
Translation: Of the imperial city.
Comments
Only one variety of this type is recorded by Hürlimann:
⸰ Example #1 (4.64 g; very fine):
∙ Auctioned by Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 84, 22 October 2002, Lot 771.
© Leu Numismatik AG
⸰ Example #2 (4.16 g; very fine):
∙ Auctioned by UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 55, 16 September 2002, Lot 1116.
© UBS Gold & Numismatics
⸰ Example #1 (4.64 g; very fine):
∙ Auctioned by Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 84, 22 October 2002, Lot 771.
© Leu Numismatik AG
⸰ Example #2 (4.16 g; very fine):
∙ Auctioned by UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 55, 16 September 2002, Lot 1116.
© UBS Gold & Numismatics
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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