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[[Image:Transylvania S50-1213.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 50, lot 1213]] | [[Image:Transylvania S50-1213.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 50, lot 1213]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1213 in Sincona sale 50 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1213 in Sincona sale 50 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Siebenbürgen. Christoph Bathori, 1576-1581. Dukat 1578, Hermannstadt. MON*TRAN - S - IL*C*B*D*S Der hl. Ladislaus steht von vorn, ohne Mantel, im Harnisch mit Krone zwischen 15-78. Rv. *PATRONA* [Wappen] *VNGARIE* Madonna sitzt von vorn auf der Mondsichel. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich.'' (principality of Transylvania, Christoph Bathory, 1576-81, ducat of 1578, Hermannstadt mint. Obverse: St. Ladislaus stands, with mantle, armor and crown; reverse: the Madonna enthroned. Very rare, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Friedberg lists this type for 1577-81 and notes it as fairly common. The Hermannstadt mintmark was two crossed swords, crown above. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 09:07, 11 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1213 in Sincona sale 50 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Siebenbürgen. Christoph Bathori, 1576-1581. Dukat 1578, Hermannstadt. MON*TRAN - S - IL*C*B*D*S Der hl. Ladislaus steht von vorn, ohne Mantel, im Harnisch mit Krone zwischen 15-78. Rv. *PATRONA* [Wappen] *VNGARIE* Madonna sitzt von vorn auf der Mondsichel. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. (principality of Transylvania, Christoph Bathory, 1576-81, ducat of 1578, Hermannstadt mint. Obverse: St. Ladislaus stands, with mantle, armor and crown; reverse: the Madonna enthroned. Very rare, Extremely fine.)"
Friedberg lists this type for 1577-81 and notes it as fairly common. The Hermannstadt mintmark was two crossed swords, crown above.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.25 g.
Catalog reference: Resch 11. Fr-284.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Jubilee Auction 50, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
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