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[[Image:Transylvania S26-04301Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 4301]] | [[Image:Transylvania S26-04301Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 4301]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4301 in Sincona sale 26 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4301 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 6,250 CHF (about US$7,720 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Stephan Bocskai, 1604-1606 Dukat 1607. Von grosser Seltenheit. Gutes vorzüglich.'' (principality of Transylvania, Stephen Bocskai, 1604-06, ducat of 1607. Extremely rare, good extremely 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. This type is listed for 1605-07 and is not noted as especially rare in the SCWC. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26,'' | + | * Adolf Resch, ''Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart.'' Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965). |
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015. | ||
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* [[Transylvania 1606 ducat Fr-316]] | * [[Transylvania 1606 ducat Fr-316]] | ||
| + | * [[Transylvania 1607 3 groschen|1607 3 groschen, Stephan Bocskai, posthumous strike]] | ||
* [[Transylvania 1607 10 ducats Fr-323|1607 10 ducats]] | * [[Transylvania 1607 10 ducats Fr-323|1607 10 ducats]] | ||
* [[Transylvania 1609 thaler Dav-4700|1609 thaler]] | * [[Transylvania 1609 thaler Dav-4700|1609 thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Transylvania 1646 ducat Fr-384|1646 ducat]] | + | * [[Transylvania 1646-AI ducat Fr-384|1646 ducat]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1607]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1607]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Transylvania]] | * return to coins of [[Transylvania]] | ||
[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 24, 25, 26, 27]] | [[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 24, 25, 26, 27]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:13, 26 July 2026
This specimen was lot 4301 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 6,250 CHF (about US$7,720 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Stephan Bocskai, 1604-1606 Dukat 1607. Von grosser Seltenheit. Gutes vorzüglich. (principality of Transylvania, Stephen Bocskai, 1604-06, ducat of 1607. Extremely rare, good extremely 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. This type is listed for 1605-07 and is not noted as especially rare in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: Resch 98. Fr-319, KM 16.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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