Olmutz 1708 6 kreuzer
The first specimen was lot 3501 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$339 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl III. von Lothringen, 1695-1711. 6 Kreuzer 1708, Kremsier. Walzenprägung. Vorzüglich. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles III of Lorraine, 1695-1711, six kreuzer of 1708, Kremsier mint. Rotated reverse, Extremely Fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 3503 in the same sale, where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$302 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl III. von Lothringen, 1695-1711. 6 Kreuzer 1708, Kremsier. Walzenprägung. Vorzüglich. Minimaler Randfehler. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles III of Lorraine, 1695-1711, six kreuzer of 1708, Kremsier mint. Rotated reverse, Extremely Fine, Minimal edge flaw.)"
This type was struck 1706-11; the SCWC notes, "KM 374 has more than 12 minor varieties." Six kreuzer was one-fifteenth of a reichs thaler. Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 3.56 g. The second specimen is 3.14 g.
Catalog reference: KM 374, Suchomel/Videman 545 (B1/B). The second specimen is Suchomel/Videman 546 (B4/C).
- 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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