AUSTRIA 6 Kreuzer 1665 CA Emperor Leopold I. Vienna mint. fast Sehr Schön

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1665, Austria, Emperor Leopold I "the Hogmouth". Silver 6 Kreuzer Coin. Vienna mint.

Mint Year: 1665
Reference: KM-1185.
Mint Place: Vienna.
Denomination: 6 Kreuzer
Engraver: Andrea Cetto (CA)
Condition: A couple of cuts (old silver-test marks) in reverse, otherwise a nice AU-UNC specimen, lightly bent, as made by the roller dies of the Vienna mint.
Material: Silver
Weight: 3.36gm
Diameter: 25mm


Obverse: Wreathed and armoured bust of Leopold I. "the Hogmouth" right.
Legend: . LEOPOLDVS . D . G . R . I . S . A . (VI) G . H . B . REx .
Translation: "Leopold, by the grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, Ever Augustus, King of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia."

Reverse: Double headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, crown above, Viennese shield at chest.
Legend: ARCHID . AVST (CA) DVX . B . CO . TVR . 16 (crown) 65 .
Translation: "Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Tyrol, 1674."



Leopold I possessed a more extreme example of the Habsburg jaw which is evident from his portraits which depict it rather consistently. On his coins this feature is depicted less consistently ranging from a slight protrusion to the extremely pronounced distended jaw which led to the nickname: Leopold the Hogmouth.



Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (name in full: Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Felician) Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margarita of Austria.

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