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[[Image:Transylvania 1659 10 ducat Sincona 5-88.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 5, lot 88]] | [[Image:Transylvania 1659 10 ducat Sincona 5-88.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 5, lot 88]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 88 in Sincona sale 5 ( | + | This specimen was lot 88 in Sincona sale 5 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$24,610 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Siebenbürgen Achatius Barcsai, 1659-1660. 10 Dukaten 1659, Klausenburg. Av. ACHA: BAR – D G PR TR Hüftbild mit geschultertem Zepter nach rechts, darunter Voluten. Rv. PA REG HVN DO ET SI CO: 1 6 59 Gekröntes ovales Wappen auf verzierter Wappenkartusche. Sehr selten. Sehr schön.'' (Transylvania, Achatius Barcsai, 1659-60, ten ducats of 1659, Klasenburg mint. Obverse: half-length bust holding scepter, facing right; reverse: crowned oval arms. Very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> 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. Like many Transylvanian ducats, this type was struck the one year only. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but few. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but few. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 35 g, .986 fine gold, 1.11 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 34,45 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 35 g, 0.986 fine gold, 1.11 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 34,45 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 322, Huszar 577. Resch 1. Friedberg 402. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 322, Huszar 577. Resch 1. Friedberg 402. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|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. | * 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 5,'' | + | * Adolf Resch, ''Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart.'' Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965). |
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 5,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012. | ||
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* [[Transylvania 1655-NB ducat Fr-399|1655 ducat]] | * [[Transylvania 1655-NB ducat Fr-399|1655 ducat]] | ||
* [[Transylvania 1659-CV thaler Dav-4758|1659 thaler]] | * [[Transylvania 1659-CV thaler Dav-4758|1659 thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Transylvania | + | * [[Transylvania 1660-CIBI 10 ducats Fr-408|1660-CIBI 10 ducats klippe]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1659]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1659]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Transylvania]] | * return to coins of [[Transylvania]] | ||
[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 5, 6]] | [[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 5, 6]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:42, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 88 in Sincona sale 5 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$24,610 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Siebenbürgen Achatius Barcsai, 1659-1660. 10 Dukaten 1659, Klausenburg. Av. ACHA: BAR – D G PR TR Hüftbild mit geschultertem Zepter nach rechts, darunter Voluten. Rv. PA REG HVN DO ET SI CO: 1 6 59 Gekröntes ovales Wappen auf verzierter Wappenkartusche. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Transylvania, Achatius Barcsai, 1659-60, ten ducats of 1659, Klasenburg mint. Obverse: half-length bust holding scepter, facing right; reverse: crowned oval arms. Very rare, very fine.)"
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. Like many Transylvanian ducats, this type was struck the one year only.
Recorded mintage: unknown but few.
Specification: 35 g, 0.986 fine gold, 1.11 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 34,45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 322, Huszar 577. Resch 1. Friedberg 402.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 5, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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