Transylvania 1611-CIBIN thaler Dav-4705
This specimen was lot 31898 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Gabriel Barthori Uniface Siege Taler 1611-CIBIN XF45 NGC. A bold representative of this Hermannstadt besieged uniface Taler, with darkened cabinet patination and mauve-gold highlights. Notably rare in this preservation, some softness to the strike noted, but with isolated moments of luster still brightening from the protected areas. Currently the finest-certified example of this type at NGC." This type was struck in numerous varieties (Dav-4703, -4704, -4705, -4706) during a siege. 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.
Catalog reference: KM 84, Dav-4705.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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