Austria 1670 3 kreuzer KM-1169

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37510

This specimen was lot 37510 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. 3 Kreuzer, 1670. Vienna Mint. Leopold I. PCGS MS-63." This type was struck at Vienna 1660-74 and is common. The rosette at the bottom of the reverse is for mintmaster Franz Faber von Rosenstock, who operated 1666-79. Three kreuzer or groschen were also struck at Graz (KM 1115) and Hall (KM 1245) in 1670.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.77 g, silver, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1169.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• 1665-CA 3 kreuzer, Vienna mint
• Silesia 1669-SHS 3 kreuzer, Breslau mint
• Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1670-CB 3 kreuzer
• Olmutz 1670 3 kreuzer
• (1670) quarter thaler, Hall mint
• (1670) half thaler, Hall mint, no value below bust
• 1670 thaler, Vienna mint
• (1670) double thaler
• 1672 3 kreuzer, Vienna mint
• 1674 3 kreuzer, Hall mint
• Coins and currency dated 1670