Austria 1705 3 kreuzer KM-1430

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Künker sale 335, lot 4742

This specimen was lot 4742 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €60 (about US$79 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Josef I. 1705-1711. 3 Kreuzer 1705, München, geprägt während der Reichsbesetzung im Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit Lorbeerkranz, umgelegtem Mantel und der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies, am Arm Wertzahl 3 in Kartusche//Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Schwert und Zepter in den Fängen, auf der Brust zweifeldiges Wappen, unten Münzzeichen Stern, oben die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 05. R Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung Eberhard Link. Exemplar der Lagerliste Münzen und Medaillen AG 270, Basel 1966, Nr. 537. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, 1705-11, three kreuzer of 1705, Munich mint under Austrian occupation during the War of the Spanish Succession. Obverse: armored, laureate, mantled bust to right with the Order of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned imperial eagle with sword and scepter in its claws, supporting a shield, date below. Scarce, scratches, very fine.)"

This type was struck by the Austrians in Munich 1705-11 while they were in occupation of Bavaria. The elector was in exile in Liege, now in Belgium. Other Austrian three kreuzer were struck in Augsburg, St. Veit, Hall and Graz.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 1,28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1430, Hahn 230; Herinek 240.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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