Austria 1790-A 1/4 kronenthaler KM-38

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1145
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This specimen was lot 1145 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €400 (about US$557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), AR quart de couronne, 1790 A, Vienne. Type brabançon. D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix de Bourgogne entre trois couronnes, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. Légères traces d'ajustage. Belle patine. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (duchy of Brabant, Joseph II, 1780-90, silver quarter kronenthaler of 1790, Vienna mint, Brabazon type. Extremely Fine - Uncirculated.)"

This denomination was struck at Vienna and Kremnitz 1788-90 and has a low catalog value (this example realized over nine times the catalog value). Quarter kronenthalers were also struck for Leopold II of Austria (Joseph's brother and successor) in 1790 (KM 40).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.36 g, 0.873 fine silver, .206 troy oz ASW; this specimen 7,38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 38 (listed under Austria, Austria-Netherlands altho none were made there), Jaeckel 42; Her. 207.

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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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