Zajímavý vratislavský tříkrejcar Ferdinanda II. / An interesting three-kreuzer piece struck under Ferdinand II in Breslau

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180-183

Citation

VOJTÍŠEK, Pavel. Zajímavý vratislavský tříkrejcar Ferdinanda II. / An interesting three-kreuzer piece struck under Ferdinand II in Breslau. Numismatické listy. Prague: National Museum, 2018, 73(3-4), 180-183. ISSN 0029-6074. Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/nl/73-3-4/zajimavy-vratislavsky-trikrejcar-ferdinanda-ii-an-interesting-three-kreuzer-piece-struck-under-ferdinand-ii-in-breslau

Numismatické listy | 2018/73/3-4

The three-kreuzer struck under Ferdinand II in Breslau in 1625 authorized by the mint-master Jan (John) Riedel – a piece not listed in numismatic literature up to date – is described in this article. The coin is interesting by marking its denomination on obverse as well as on reverse. The three-kreuzers of Ferdinand II from Breslau seem to be relatively uniform (ruler’s head / eagle), but placing the numeral which marks the denomination is different from type to type (obverse / reverse). That is why such a hybrid variety could appear. A very simplified table of the recorded types of obverse and reverse of these three-kreuzers can help in explanation of appearance of other hybrid coins and, possibly, in prediction of some ‘non-standard’ pieces which could be found in private or public collections or in hoards in the future.

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