Olmutz 1665 6 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3458 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 110 CHF (about US$166 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl II. von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695. 6 Kreuzer 1665, Kremsier. Vorzüglich. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695, six kreuzer of 1665, Kremsier mint. Extremely Fine, Minor flan flaw.)"
Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic. This six kreuzer was struck 1665 and 1669 and was worth 1/15 of a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 236.1, Suchomel/Videman 339 (A/A).
- 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, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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