Bohemia 1664 15 kreuzer

Sincona sale 90, lot 1590

This specimen was lot 1590 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$132 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 15 Kreuzer 1664, Prag. Münzmeister Christoph Margalik. Sehr schön. Kleine Kratzer. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, fifteen kreuzer of 1664, Prague mint. Very fine, Small scratches.)"

Three dates are know for this type (1659, 1663, 1664) yet it is considered common. The photo in the SCWC shows a 15 kreuzer of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.43 g.

Catalog reference: KM 494 (listed under Bohemia, formerly KM 1433), Dietiker 877, Herinek 990.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1657 double ducat, Prague mint
• 1663-CA 15 kreuzer, Vienna mint
• Schlick 1663-IP 1/4 thaler
• Olmutz 1664 15 kreuzer KM-225
• Hungary 1664-KB 15 krajczar
• 1664 15 kreuzer, Hall mint, archduke Sigismund Francis
• 1664-CA 15 kreuzer, Vienna mint
• 1669 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1664