Teschen (1)608 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 2985 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "TESCHEN: Adam Wenzel, 1579-1617, AR 3 kreuzer (groschen) (1)608, minor obverse residue, Choice VF, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection, ex Al Boulanger." Adam Wenzel was the semi-sovereign duke of Teschen, which lies in the uppermost part of Silesia. He died in 1617 and his dynasty fell extinct in 1653, whereupon the duchy came under the direct rule of the Hapsburgs. It was not included when Frederick the Great seized the rest of Silesia from Maria Theresia in 1743. This groschen was struck 1604-08 and is scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.59 g, silver, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-3.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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