Hungary 1674-KB 15 krajczar
The first specimen was lot 45056 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 15 Krajczar, 1674-KB. Kremnitz Mint. Leopold I. NGC MS-63. A sharply detailed coin with bright surfaces and faint toning color at the peripheries." The second specimen was lot 2756 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY: Leopold I, 1657-1705, AR 15 krajczar, Kremnitz, 1667-KB, struck with roller dies, lustrous obverse, reverse lightly toned, XF." This type was struck 1661-67 and 1674-86 at Kremnitz. Similar fifteen krajczar (kreuzer) were struck at Nagybanya (KM 191) and Pressburg (KM 192). At the time, 60 krajczar = one forint, 3 forint = two thaler; 15 krajczar = 1/6 thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.25 g, silver, 30-31 mm diameter, the second specimen is 6.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM-175.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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