Bohemia 1703-GE 3 kreuzer

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 40607

This specimen was lot 40607 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. 3 Kreuzer, 1703-GE. Prague Mint. Leopold I. PCGS MS-63. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck at Prague in substantial quantities 1688-1708 and has a low catalog value. A "1720" exists, being an engraving error for 1702. The Kuttenberg mint struck a very similar three kreuzer (KM 606). At this time, one thaler was ninety kreuzer. The initials "GE" stood for Gregor Egerer, mintmaster at Prague 1694-1710.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.55 g, silver, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-590.

Sources:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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