Transylvania 1627-MC thaler Dav-4719

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Sincona sale 66, lot 2095

This specimen was lot 2095 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 5,250 CHF (about US$6,912 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SIEGENBURGEN, Fürstentum, Gabriel Bethlen, 1613-1629. Taler 1627, Kaschau. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Kleine Kratzer. (principality of Transylvania, Gabriel Bethlen, 1613-1629, thaler of 1627, Kaschau mint. Very rare, Good very fine, Small scratches.)"

Gabriel Bethlen, the prince, was a Calvinist who allied himself with the Ottomans against the Catholic Hapsburgs. This example realized four times the catalog value. Double thalers also exist (Dav-4718) from this mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.33 g.

Catalog reference: KM 183, Huszar 389. Resch 414, Dav-4719.

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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