Triton XX, Lot: 1423. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Mihály Apafi I. 1662-1690. AR Taler (43mm, 27.94 g, 12h). Brassó (Kronstadt / Brașov) mint; mm: crowned tree roots. Dated 1667. * MIC · APA · D : G (floral spray) * PRIN · TRAN *, 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 · HV · DO * (crowned tree roots) * ET · SIC : CO · 1667 *, crowned coat-of-arms flanked by floral sprays. Resch 61; MBR 2385; KM 388; Davenport 4785. VF, lightly toned, number in India ink removed from obverse, flan crack. Very rare.

From the Princeps Collection. Ex Künker 246 (11 March 2014), lot 3129 (number since removed).