Austria 1769-A IC-SK 30 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1474

This specimen was lot 1474 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$304 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Joseph II. 1765-1790. 30 Kreuzer 1769 A, Wien. Mit den Signaturen CA-SK (Johann Augustin Cronberg, Münzmeister in Wien, und Sigismund Anton Klemmer, Wardein in Wien). Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS61. Winziger Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (Austria, Joseph II, 1765-90, thirty kreuzer of 1769, Vienna mint, with mintmaster's initials "CA SK". Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Minor flan flaw on edge.)"

This type is listed for 1767-69 and was struck only at Vienna. It is the last of the denomination, according to the SCWC, yet later ones exist. In Austria of the late eighteenth century, one thaler = 120 kreuzer, making this piece one quarter of a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 7.01 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2071, Herinek 115.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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