Triton XX, Lot: 1409. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. György Rákóczi II. 1648-1657. AR Taler (42.5mm, 28.88 g, 11h). Nagybánya (Frauenbach / Baia Mare) mint. Dated 1658 NB. · GEORGI · RA · D : G · P · T, half-length armored bust right, holding scepter over right shoulder and resting left hand on hilt of sword, wearing short brimmed fur cap with feather / · PAR · REG · HVN · DOM · ET · SIC · COM · 1658 ·, crowned coat-of-arms; N B in wings. Cf. Resch 133/130 (for obv./rev.); MBR 2196/2193 (same); KM 311; Davenport 4755. Good VF, toned, die break on reverse, slight double strike.

From the Princeps Collection. Ex Rauch 91 (5 December 2012), lot 1499.