Transylvania 1629 ducat Fr-366

Goldberg sale 90, lot 3843

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3843 in Goldberg sale 90 (Los Angeles, January 2016), where it sold for $1,703.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Transylvania. Ducat, 1629. Gabriel Bethlen, 1613-1629. Bare head right. Reverse: Madonna standing. NGC graded VF-35." 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 1628-29.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-366; KM-207.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 90: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

Link to:

• 1625-KB ducat
• 1629 thaler
• 1630-CV ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1629
• return to coins of Transylvania