Transylvania 1621-KB ducat Fr-358

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 52631

This specimen was lot 52631 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TRANSYLVANIA. Ducat (Forint), 1621-KB. Kremnica Mint. Gabriel Bethlen. PCGS Genuine--Harshly Cleaned, EF Details. Despite the fairly harsh cleaning, this example retains solid detail and presents a vibrant yellow nature to the gold. A popular type owing to its Transylvanian origins." This type was struck for Gabriel Bethlen in 1620-22 at the Kremnica mint in Slovakia. Other ducats were struck for him at Nagybánya (Fr-367).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Fr-358; KM-128.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1620-KB ducat
• 1621-KB thaler
• 1621-NB thaler
• 1621-NB ducat, Gabriel Bethlen
• 1621-KN 10 ducats, Gabriel Bethlen
• 1622-NB thaler, draped bust
• 1622-NB thaler, armored bust with scepter
• 1622-AI ducat, Alba Iulia (Weissenburg) mint
• Coins and currency dated 1621