SWITZERLAND. Basel, Stadt. 1/4 Taler 1740 (Silver, 28 mm, 6.83 g, 12 h). ✱DOMINE•CONSERVA•NOS•IN•PACE Basilisk standing left with spread wings and resting right leg on coat of arms. Rev. BASILEA View of Basel; above, eight coat of arms. HMZ 2-102c. Lightly toned. Very minor scratches on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.