Transylvania 1780-HS 2 ducat Fr-541
This specimen was lot 30831 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,821.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Maria Theresia gold 2 Ducat 1780-HS MS61 NGC, An attractive example featuring the mature bust of Maria Theresia with lightly toned surfaces and mint-state definition. Minor abrasions within the fields are visible and ultimately define the grade. Even so, a pleasing representative of this scarce type." The princes of Transylvania were sandwiched between the Ottoman Empire to the south and the Hapsburg dominions to the west and attempted to maintain independence from both. The Hapsburgs reconquered Hungary from the Turks in the 1680's and ended Transylvanian autonomy. This type is listed for 1768-80. Unlike the Empire, where Maria Theresia had to rule thru her husband Franz (and later her son Joseph), she was queen of Hungary outright.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 650, Fr-541.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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