Transylvania 1627-NB thaler Dav-4721

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Sincona sale 66, lot 2096

This specimen was lot 2096 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SIEGENBURGEN, Fürstentum, Gabriel Bethlen, 1613-1629. Taler 1627 NB, Nagybànya. Zwitterprägung mit Vorderseite Resch 393 und Rückseite Resch 401. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleiner Randfehler. (principality of Transylvania, Gabriel Bethlen, 1613-1629, thaler of 1627, Nagybànya mint, mule of the obverse of Resch 393 and the reverse of Resch 401. Rare, Very fine, Minor edge flaw.)"

Gabriel Bethlen, the prince, was a Calvinist who allied himself with the ottomans against the Catholic Hapsburgs. Altho this thaler is very similar to Dav-4720, the most obvious difference is the size of the crown on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 27.99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 181, Huszar 381. Resch 393/401, Dav-4721.

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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