Hungary 1706 10 poltura
This specimen was lot 75018 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 10 Poltura, 1706/5. Franz II Rakoczi. NGC MS-64 Brown. Rebellion issue. An excellent example of the type, with eggshell-to-satin surfaces and hints of red color - particularly on the obverse. A choice Mint State coin with few peers." This type, struck 1706-07, also comes with mintmarks 1706-CM and 1706-MM. Altho the rebellion failed almost immediately in its objective of expelling the Hapsburgs, it dragged on until Charles VI granted an amnesty in 1711. Ten poltura = 15 krajczar = ¼ forint (gulden).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-264.1.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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