In 2023 our floor-auction took place on Thursday, 14. December in Solothurn.
Location/venue: Hotel H4, Schänzlistrasse 5, CH-4500 Solothurn, Switzerland.
The auction included:
Ancient coins with documented provenance, Swiss coins & medals and gold coins from around the world.
Browse the catalogue online:
Greek coins
Lot No. 1 – 84
Celtic coins
Lot No. 85 – 91
Roman coins
Lot No. 92 – 117
Swiss coins & medals
Lot No. 118-457
European coins & medals
Lot No. 458 – 543
German coins & medals
Lot No. 544 – 566
Coins & medals from Overseas
Lot No. 567 – 634
Here you can find the prices realized in tabular form
for print or download.
This link leads to the AUEX website, the individual lots with picture, description and hammer price.
Discover some selected coins & medals as if you had them in your own hands and
follow the links on AUEX under VIDEO as shown in the example below:
At the very centre of this small but fine selection of ancient coins was a collection of Greek coins that was carefully assembled by a Swiss collector between 1970 and 2000. The good style of the coins and the presence of documented provenances
made this collection particularly interesting.
Lot 6:
LUCANIA. Sybaris. Nomos circa 550–510 BC. 7.77 g. Bull standing left on dotted exergual line, looking backwards; in exergue, VM // The same type incuse. Dewing 406; Historia Numorum Italy 1729; Jameson 1873; SNG ANS 834; SNG Copenhagen 1388. Extremely fine with charming toning
Estimation CHF 1’000 / hammer price CHF 2’200
Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 44, Zurich (Switzerland), Autumn 1985, lot n°7.
Lot 17:
SELINUS. Didrachm or Nomos circa 530–500 BC. 8.90 g. Selinon leaf // Mill-sail pattern incuse. Selinus Hoard 39; SNG ANS 670. Extremely fine with sharp details.
Estimation CHF 1’000 / hammer price CHF 1’800
Provenance: Auction SKA Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern, Berne (Switzerland), October 1987, lot n°703.
Lot 29:
KINGS OF MACEDON. Perseus, 179–168 BC. Tetradrachm circa 174–173 BC. 16.89 g. Attic standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Zoilos, magistrate. Diademed head right // Eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; all within oak wreath; below, plow right. Mamroth, Perseus 8; HGC 3, 1091; SNG Copenhagen 1267; SNG Manchester 745. Charming portrait in high relief. Extremely fine with beautiful patina
Estimation CHF 2’000 / hammer price CHF 2’800
Provenance: Auction Schweizerischer Bankverein 26, Basel (Switzerland) 22 January 1991, lot n°93; Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 57, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1992, lot n°61.
Switzerland was also well represented with three interesting groups of coins, focussing on the early coinage of the diocese of Basel, coins & medals of Solothurn and the gold coinage of the Republic of Bern, among which some coins could be described as cabinet pieces.
Lot 146:
BASEL, STADT. Silbermedaille o.J. (um 1640). 6.98 g. Sogennanter Plancus-Vierteltaler. Von F. Fechter. Stadtansicht von Nordosten gesehen // Der römisch gekleidete, behelmte Stadtgründer mit Kommandostab, Schwert und Schild. Haller 1306; Ewig 729; LeuSM 1090; Wunderly 2178. Leicht vergoldet. Unzirkuliertes Prachtexemplar
Estimation CHF 100 / hammer price CHF 440
Lot 210:
BERN, STADT. Dukat o.J. (1772), Bern. 3.48 g. MONETA AUR REIPUB BERNENS. Gekröntes Berner Wappen in einem Blätterkranz // BENEDICTUS SIT IEHOVA DEUS. Kartusche mit Inschrift und Wertangabe. Divo/Tobler 487; Fr. 172; HMZ 2-215a.
GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Kabinettstück. Prachtexemplar in FDC. In NGC Slab, bewertet MS 66* – Top pop!
Estimation CHF 2’000 / hammer price CHF 5’200
Lot 342:
SOLOTHURN, KANTON. 4 Franken (Neutaler) 1813, Solothurn. 29.89 g. CANTON SOLOTHN. Gekröntes, ovales Kantonswappen in einem geschweiften Schild, zwischen zwei Lorbeerzweigen, unten
Jahrzahl 1813 // SCHWEIZERE EIDSGENOSST. Stehender Krieger in alter Tracht mit Fahne und Schild mit der Inschrift: XIX CANT. Im Abschnitt Wertangabe 4 FRANKEN. Divo/Tobler 123; HMZ 2-855a; Simmen (SMK) 115. Selten. Angeblich nur 250 Exemplare geprägt. Vorzügliches Exemplar mit feiner Tönung
Estimation CHF 750 / hammer price CHF 1’400
Provenance: Exemplar der Sammlung Heiner Stucker,
Auktion Bank Leu AG 5, Zürich 25. Oktober 1972, Los n°1448.
Gold coins from Europe and Overseas completed the auction. Several gold coins deserved special attention,
thanks to the high NGC grades.
Lot 459:
BELGIUM. Flanders. Louis II de Mâle, 1346–1384. Flandres d’or (Gouden Flanders) nd (1361–1364), Gent. LVDOVIC DEI G COM F DNS FLANDRI E. Count bearing sword standing under a Gothic dais with a shield and helmet to either side, his mantle with ermines. FLANDRES in exergue // BENEDICTVS QUI VENIT IN NOMINE DOMIN. Cross fleurée with lion rampant in center and F / L / A / D in angles, all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in the spandrels. Delm. 464; Fr. 161; Schneider 147. GOLD. Very rare in this quality Choice uncirculated with sharp details and mint luster. In NGC Slab, graded MS 65 – Top Pop!
Estimation CHF 5’000 / hammer price 5’000
Lot 501:
ITALY. Lucca Republic. Zecchino d’oro nd (ca. 1570). Crowned and draped bust of the Volto Santo (Holy Face of Lucca) facing slightly left; coat-of-arms to upper left // St. Martin, giving cloak to beggar to right, on horse trotting left. Fr. 487; MIR-169/20. GOLD. Almost uncirculated. In NGC Slab, graded AU 58
Estimation CHF 2’000 / hammer price CHF 2’300