Olmutz 1706 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3499 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$181 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl III. von Lothringen, 1695-1711. 3 Kreuzer 1706, Kremsier. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kleine Druckstelle. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles III of Lorraine, 1695-1711, three kreuzer of 1706, Kremsier mint. Rare, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Small dent.)"
This type was struck 1706 only and was the only time this denomination was struck in the eighteenth century. Three kreuzer was 1/30 of a reichs thaler. Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen is 1.74 g.
Catalog reference: KM 335, Suchomel/Videman 542 (B4/B1).
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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