Salzburg 1698 2 kreuzer

Sincona sale 59, lot 1993

This specimen was lot 1993 in Sincona sale 59 (Zurich, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA | Salzburg, Erzbistum, Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein, 1687-1709. 2 Kreuzer 1698, Salzburg. Prachtexemplar. FDC. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, John Ernest of Thun and Hohenstein, 1687-1709, double kreuzer of 1698, Salzburg mint. Cabinet piece, Uncirculated.)"

This type, equal to half a batzen, was struck 1694-1700 and is common. The zweikreuzer was more common in Switzerland than in Germany, where the dreikreuzer prevailed.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 280, Zöttl 2231.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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• 1695 half thaler
• 1696 quarter thaler
• 1698 thaler
• 1700 half thaler
• 1700 quarter ducat
• 1706 kreuzer
• 1716 2 kreuzer = ½ batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1698