Olmutz 1677 15 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3479 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,809 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl II. von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695. 15 Kreuzer 1677, Kremsier. Fast vorzüglich. Schrötlingsfehler auf Avers. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695, fifteen kreuzer of 1677, Kremsier mint. About Extremely Fine, Flan flaw on obverse.)"
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. This example realized over six times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 5.82 g.
Catalog reference: KM 231.2, Suchomel/Videman 376 (E1/B4).
- 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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