Hungary 1668-KB 6 krajczar
This specimen was lot 3906 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 50 CHF (about US$60 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Leopold I. 1657-1705 6 Kreuzer 1668. Kremnitz. Gutes vorzüglich. (kingdom of Hungary, Leopold I, 1657-1705, six kreuzer of 1668, Kremnitz mint. Good extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1661, 1667-74 and 1681-82 and is common. The thaler was in the mid-seventeenth century equal to ninety kreuzer, making this denomination one-fifteenth thaler. Six kreuzers were also struck at St. Veit and Graz.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.1 g, 0.438 fine silver, 26.2 mm diameter, this specimen 3.54 g.
Catalog reference: KM-164; Herinek 1242.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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