Austria 1694-IA 15 kreuzer

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53627

This specimen was lot 53627 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. 15 Kreuzer, 1694-IA. Graz Mint. Leopold I. NGC MS-63. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1694-96. Other fifteen kreuzer included KM 574 (Prague mint), KM 1302 (St.-Veit mint), KM 1289 (Hall mint), KM 1279 (Graz mint) and KM 1170 (Vienna mint). At this time, this denomination was 1/6 thaler but would slip to 1/9 thaler on the introduction of the convention thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1375.

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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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• 1694-PM 15 kreuzer, Prague mint
• 1694-CB 15 kreuzer, Brieg mint
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