Olmutz 1682 1/2 kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 3480 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 190 CHF (about US$286 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl II. von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695. 1/2 Kreuzer 1682, 1683 und 1695, Kremsier. Lot von 3 Stück. Suchomel/Videman 302 (A1), 303 (A2), 306 (B). Sehr schön und vorzüglich. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, 1664-1695, half kreuzer of 1682, 1683 and 1695, Kremsier mint. Very Fine and Extremely Fine, three pieces.)"
Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic. This uniface half kreuzer is noted for 1681-84 and was worth 1/180 of a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon.
Catalog reference: KM 318, Suchomel/Videman 302 (A1).
- 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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