Bohemia 1764 30 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1463 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,900 CHF (about US$2,306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 30 Kreuzer 1764, Prag. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC UNC Details. Leicht gereinigt. (Austria, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, thirty kreuzer of 1764, Prague mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated, lightly cleaned.)"
This type was struck at the Prague mint 1758, 1763-65 for Maria Theresia and is rather scarcer than the Vienna mint issue (KM 1835). The convention thaler was 120 kreuzer, making this coin equal to a quarter thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6.99 g.
Catalog reference: KM 785 (listed under Bohemia, Dietiker 1071. Herinek 794.
- 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.
Link to:
- 1753-HA 30 kreuzer, Francis I
- 1761-PR thaler, Francis I, Prague mint
- Austria 1763-GR 17 kreuzer
- 1764 half thaler, Vienna mint
- 1764 thaler, Hall mint
- 1767-AS half thaler, Maria Theresia, Hall mint
- 1764 ducat, Maria Theresia, Prague mint
- 1768-A IC-SK 30 kreuzer, Maria Theresia
- 1768-A IC-SK 30 kreuzer, Joseph II
- Coins and currency dated 1764