Austria (14)88 kreuzer

CNG Triton XXIX, lot 6489

This specimen was lot 6489 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $245. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Frederich III. Emperor, 1452-1493. AR Kreuzer. Graz mint. Dated 1488. Crowned double-eagle facing with wings spread / Coat-of-arms over short cross pattée; all over long saltire cross pattée. Faint cleaning scratches. VF. From the Robert Levinson Collection." The first guldiners (later renamed the thaler) were struck in Tyrol and Schlick in this period. They were worth sixty kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.86 g, silver; this specimen 17 mm diameter, 0.91 g, 6 h axis.

Catalog reference: CNA Fb29; Levinson IV-52.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
• ^[1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.

Link to:

• 14٨0 kreuzer, Vienna mint
• Austria (1482-89) 6 kreuzer, Hall mint
• 1486 guldiner, Hall mint, large date
• 1486 guldiner, Hall mint, small date
• Coins and currency dated 1488