Austria 1792-A 1/4 kronenthaler KM-60

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1186
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This specimen was lot 1186 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €85 (about US$118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, François II (1792-1797), AR quart de couronne, 1792 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. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Francis II, 1792-97, silver quarter kronenthaler of 1792, Vienna mint, Brabazon type. Obverse: laureate head right; reverse: Burgundian cross between three crowns, decorated with the jewel of the Golden Fleece. Light adjustment marks, Extremely Fine.)"

This denomination was struck at Vienna ("A"), Kremnitz ("B"), Prague ("C"), Karlsburg ("E") and Nagybanya ("G") 1792-97 and has a low catalog value. Quarter kronenthalers were also struck for Leopold II of Austria (Francis's predecessor) in 1792 (KM 40).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.36 g, 0.873 fine silver, .206 troy oz ASW; this specimen 7,41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 60 (listed under Austria, Austria-Netherlands altho none were made there), Jaeckel 132; Her. 515.

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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