Olmutz 1659 3 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 3452 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$377 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Leopold Wilhelm, 1637-1662. 3 Kreuzer 1659, Vyskov. Mit Münzzeichen Davidstern. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Leopold William, 1637-62, three kreuzer of 1659, Vyskov mint, with Star of David mintmark. Rare, Good Very Fine.)"
Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic. This three kreuzer was struck 1658-59 and was worth 1/30 of a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown but uncommon.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1.74 g.
Catalog reference: KM 192.2, Suchomel/Videman 132 (D/H1).
- 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 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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