Austria 1664-CA 15 kreuzer

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, part of lot 22255
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This specimen was part of lot 22255 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), which sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Silver Minor Pair (2 Pieces), 1664 & 1672. Leopold I. Both PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield Certified. 1) 15 Kreuzer, 1664-CA; 2) 3 Kreuzer. 1672. KM-1169. A beautiful near-Gem pair that have clearly been stored together for ages." This type was struck 1660, 1663-64, 1674-76, 1683-85, 1693-96 and is common. The CA monogram on the reverse is for mintmaster Andrea Cetto, who operated 1660-65. One thaler was ninety kreuzer in the late seventeenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1170.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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