Transylvania 1747 ducat Fr-543

Heritage sale 3030, lot 25208

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25208 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Maria Theresia gold Ducat 1747, MS61 NGC, nicely toned with abundant mint luster, an elusive type in mint state." 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 1746-65. 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: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 610, Fr-543.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

Link to:

• 1740-NB ducat
• 1749 ¼ ducat
• 1755 ducat, Maria Theresia, Karlsburg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1747
• return to coins of Transylvania