Austria 1760 17 kreuzer

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Sincona Auction 109, lot 3354

This specimen was lot 3354 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 2,250 CHF (about US$3,278 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 17 Kreuzer 1760, Graz. Fast FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, About Mint State, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"

We don't know what prompted the issue of this denomination, which competed with contemporary ten, fifteen and twenty kreuzer, but various types were issued 1751-65 from Vienna, Prague, Nagybanya, Kremnitz, Karlsburg, Hall and Graz. The type with Maria Theresia on the obverse is known from Vienna (KM 1782), Graz (shown here) and Hall (KM 1796). They are not mintmarked but vary in the arms depicted on the eagle's breast on the reverse. This denomination was struck at Graz 1752-54 and 1760-63. Others were struck with the bust of Francis I (KM 2062). In the early eighteenth century, one thaler was ninety kreuzer but rose to 120 kreuzer during Maria Theresia's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.1-6.2 g, 0.542 fine silver, 28-29 mm diameter, this specimen 6.13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1795, Herinek 1032.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 109: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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