Transylvania 1593 thaler Dav-8803

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Sincona sale 18, lot 3980

This specimen was lot 3980 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,000 (about US$3,953 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Taler 1593. Vorzüglich-fast vorzüglich. (Transylvania, thaler of 1593, extremely fine or better.)"

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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.15 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8803; Huszar 133 var.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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