Triton XVI, Lot: 1430. Estimate $750. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HUNGARY. Ferenc Rákóczi. 1704-1711. CU 10 Poltura (30mm, 9.49 g, 12h). Leopoldov (Leopoldstadt) mint. Dated 1705. LS monogram / EX/ NECESITATE; below, X within ornate border. Huszár -; Maillet pl. LXX, 1. Good VF, brown patina, flatness at center. Rare.

The poltura coinage was a necessity issue struck to help fund Ráckóczi’s rebellion against the Hapsburgs.