Transylvania 1625-NB ducat Fr-367

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 21554

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers Inc

This specimen was lot 21554 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TRANSYLVANIA. Ducat, 1625. Gabriel Bethlen (1613-29). PCGS Genuine--Cleaning, AU Details Secure Holder. Lightly cleaned with a bold clear portrait, sharp effigies and crisp legends. Glowing lustrous color with enough remaining tone within the protected areas to give the design some contrast and pop when viewed. An attractive example overall, with choice rims and smooth surfaces that are free of major marks." 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 1621-27.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-367; Resch-282; KM-160.

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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

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