Transylvania 1696-FT 3 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 59, lot 1900

This specimen was lot 1900 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$182 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 3 Kreuzer 1696 FT, Hermannstadt. Münzmeisterzeichen rechts und links des Doppeladlers. Sehr seltene Variante. Gutes sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, three kreuzer of 1696, Hermannstadt mint. Mintmaster's initials to right and left of the eagle. very rare variety, Good very fine.)"

This type was struck 1696-97, soon after Transylvania's conquest by the Hapsburgs.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.80-1.10 g, silver, this specimen 1.65 g.

Catalog reference: KM 518 or 519, Herinek 1637 var.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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