Austria 1694-IA 15 kreuzer

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53627
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Steve Album sale 54, lot 2384. Note the missing "IA" initials

The first 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." The second specimen was lot 2384 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $110. The catalog description[2] noted, "AUSTRIA: Leopold I, 1657-1705, AR 15 kreuzer, Graz, 1694, struck with roller dies, lightly toned obverse, XF." 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, small bust) 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: 6.25 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, the second specimen 6.56 g.

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.
  • [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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