Olmutz 1676 15 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3477 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$452 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl II. von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695. 15 Kreuzer 1676, Kremsier. Walzenprägung. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich. Feine Patina. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695, fifteen kreuzer of 1676, Kremsier mint. Rotated reverse, Very rare in this condition, About Uncirculated, Nicely toned, Extraordinarily well struck.)"
Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic. This fifteen kreuzer is noted for 1675-77 and was worth one sixth of a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 231.2, Suchomel/Videman 375 (E2/B3).
- 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, Jurg, 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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