Olmutz 1664 15 kreuzer KM-225

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Sincona sale 57, lot 3320
Moravia in 1648, showing Brunn and Olmutz

This specimen was lot 3320 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA | Olmütz, Bistum, Karl I. Josef, 1663-1664. 15 Kreuzer 1664. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (Germany, bishopric of Olmutz, Charles I Joseph, 1663-64, fifteen kreuzer of 1664. Rare, Good very fine, Flan defect at the edge.)"

This type is listed for 1663-64. Two other 15 kreuzer are reported for 1664 but were struck for his successor Karl II.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 6.29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 225, Suchomel / Videman 202, Lichnowsky / Mayer 117.

Source:

  • 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 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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