Transylvania 1695-KV 10 ducats Fr-482

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Sincona sale 54, lot 1262

This specimen was lot 1262 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 18,000 CHF (about US$21,420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HUNGARY | Transylvania, Leopold I. 1691-1705. 10 Dukaten 1695, Klausenburg. Von grösster Seltenheit. Sonst gutes sehr schön. Fassungsspuren und Felder geglättet. (principality of Transylvania, Leopold I, 1691-1705, ten ducats of 1695, Klausenburg mint. Of the highest rarity, Traces of mounting and fields tooled, Otherwise good very fine.)"

This rare and expensive type was struck 1695-96, probably for presentation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 34.34 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen is 34.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 517, Resch 13, Huszar 835, Fr-482.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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