Transylvania 1611 thaler Dav-4704

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Sincona sale 66, lot 2091

This specimen was lot 2091 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,213 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SIEGENBURGEN, Fürstentum, Gabriel Bathori, 1608-1613. Nottaler 1611, Hermannstadt (Nagyszeben). Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Doppelschlag. (principality of Transylvania, Gabriel Bathori, 1608-1613, thaler of 1611, Hermannstadt mint. Very rare, Very fine, Double struck.)"

This thaler was struck during a siege. Other thalers struck at the time (Dav-4703A, Dav-4705) were uniface.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 27.96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 83.3, Huszar 258. Resch 120, Dav-4704 A.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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