Austria 1562-Klagenfurt 10 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 5495 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,618 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand I. 1522-1558-1564. 10 Kreuzer 1562, Klagenfurt. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit prachtvoller Patina, vorzüglich/vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1522-64, ten kreuzer of 1562, Klagenfurt mint. Very rare, especially in this quality. Very attractive example with outstanding patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This ten kreuzer was issued while Ferdinand was Holy Roman Emperor.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4.06 g.
Catalog reference: Markl 1565.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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