Transylvania 1558 ducat Fr-264
This specimen was lot 31076 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $6,462.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Isabella and Johann II Sigismund gold Ducat 1558, AU58 NGC. These types are usually flawed in some way, with a wavy flan, die breaks, or significant weakness, but this example is actually free of those faults. A strong strike with good, even details throughout make this a very desirable piece." The princes of Transylvania were sandwiched between the Ottoman Empire to the south and the Hapsburg dominions to the west and attempted to maintain independence from both. The Hapsburgs reconquered Hungary from the Turks in the 1680's and ended Transylvanian autonomy. This type is listed for 1556-58 and is scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-264.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
Link to:
- 1540 goldgulden
- Transylvania 1556-NP denar, Isabella and Johann II Sigismund
- 1560 ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1558
- return to coins of Transylvania