Austria 1741 15 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1455

This specimen was lot 1455 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$728 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 15 Kreuzer 1741, Wien. Gutes vorzüglich. NGC AU58. Feine Patina. (Austria, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, fifteen kreuzer of 1741, Vienna mint. Good extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"

This type was struck 1741-42 and was the first of this denomination for Maria Theresia. The last fifteen kreuzer was struck in 1750 (KM 1765) along with some with the bust of Francis I (KM 2025).

Recorded mintage: unknown but slightly scarce.

Specification: 6.40 g, 0.563 fine silver, this specimen 6.33 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1674, Herinek 1083.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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