Transylvania 1628-CC thaler Dav-4723
This specimen was lot 1408 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SAINT EMPIRE, TRANSYLVANIE (SIEBENBÜRGEN), Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629), AR Taler, 1628, Kaschau (Kosice). D/ B. cuirassé à d., ten. un sceptre sur l'épaule. R/ Ecu couronné. Rare Légère trace de monture (?). Beau à Très Beau. (principality of Transylvania, Gabriel Bethlen, 1613-29, silver thaler of 1628, Kaschau mint. Obverse: armored bust right, holding a scepter to his shoulder; reverse: crowned arms. Rare, perhaps mounted, Fine - Very Fine.)"
Like most coins of Transylvania, this type (struck 1628 only) is rare and expensive. As Transylvania was never part of the Holy Roman Empire and was not at this point controlled by the Hapsburgs, we have not included it in the "silver thalers of Germany." It was accompanied by a half thaler (KM 198).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 24,26 g.
Catalog reference: Resch 477; Huszar 386; Dav-4723.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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