Austria (1493-1519) 6 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 89, lot 691
Künker sale 423, lot 10

The first specimen was lot 691 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,322 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Maximilian I. 1493-1519. Sechser o. J., Hall. Gutes sehr schön. Hübsche Patina. Kleine Kratzer. Exemplar der Auktion Frankfurter Münzhandlung 139, Frankfurt am Main, November 1992, Los 358. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I, 1493-1519, undated six kreuzer, Hall mint. Good very fine, Attractively toned, Some small scratches.)"

The second specimen was lot 10 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,558 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maximilian I., 1490-1519. Sechser o. J. (1496-1503), Hall. Münzmeister Benedikt Burkhart. Geharnischtes Hüftbild r. mit Erzherzogshut, mit der Rechten das Kugelzepter schulternd, die Linke am Schwertgriff//Kreuz, in den Winkeln die Wappenschilde von Tirol - Ungarn / Burgund - Österreich. Sehr schön/vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I, 1490-1519, undated six kreuzer, circa 1496-1503, Hall mint. Obverse: armored half-length bust with archducal hat, holding a sword and scepter; reverse: a cross cantonned with the arms of Tyrol, Hungary, Burgundy and Austria. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

The first thalers or guldiners were struck during Maximilian's reign and were worth sixty kreuzer, or ten of these coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.1 g, silver, the first specimen 3.05 g, the second specimen 3,07 g.

Catalog reference: Egg S. 132, B 1; Moser/Tursky 74.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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