Dietrichstein 1639 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1707 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$369 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Dietrichstein, Fürstentum, Gräfliche Linie Pulgau, Sigismund Ludwig von Wechselstätt, 1631-1664. 3 Kreuzer 1639, Graz. Fast vorzüglich. Feine Patina. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (Austrian states, principality of Dietrichstein, Pulgau line, Sigismund Ludwig von Wechselstätt, 1631-64, three kreuzer of 1639, Graz mint. About extremely fine, Nicely toned, Small flan flaw at the edge.)"
The princes of Dietrichstein were not territorial lords but servants to the emperor who were granted the mint right. Several thalers were struck in the seventeenth century, all rare. The SCWC lists all the thalers and ducats from this state but the only minor coin listed is a half kreuzer of 1650 (KM 5).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 1.67 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Holzmair S. 21, Pavlicek/Schön 4.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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