Transylvania 1682-AF ducat Fr-448
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This specimen was lot 1990 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $4,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Transylvania. Gold Ducat, 1682. Michael Apafi, 1661-1690. Bust with hat and holding scpter right. Reverse: Crowned arms. Wavy flan with a trace of luster remaining. Scarce type. PCGS graded AU-55." This type, from the final years of Transylvanian independence, was struck 1678-83. Like most Transylvanian ducats, it is rare and expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 476, Fr-448.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.
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