Transylvania 1696-FT 3 kreuzer

Sincona sale 59, lot 1900

This specimen was lot 1900 in Sincona sale 59 (Zurich, 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, Jurg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

Link to:

• Transylvania 1695-KV 10 ducats Fr-482
• Bohemia 1696-GE 3 kreuzer, Prague mint
• 1696-CB 3 kreuzer (groschen), Brieg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1696