Transylvania 1575 ducat Fr-278

from Jean Elsen sale 132, lot 1041

This specimen was lot 1041 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,027 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, TRANSYLVANIE (SIEBENBÜRGEN), Stéphane Bathory (1571-1576), AV ducat, 1573, Hermannstadt (Sibiu). D/ MON TRAN-S-IL S B D S Saint Ladislas deb. de f. en armure, ten. une hallebarde et un gl. cr. R/ PATRONA - VNGARIE La Madone à l'enfant assise de f. sur un croissant. En dessous, les armes de Hermannstadt. Rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (principality of Transylvania, Stephen Bathory (1571-76), gold ducat of 1573, Hermannstadt mint. Obverse: St. Ladislaus standing, armored head to foot, holding a lance and an orb; reverse: madonna and Child seated on a crescent, mintmark below. Rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This specimen appears to be 1575, not 1573. Friedberg lists this type for 1572-76. The Hermannstadt mintmark was two crossed swords, crown above.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz ASW, this specimen 3,52 g.

Catalog reference: Resch 16; Huszar 65; Fr-278.

Source:

• 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.

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