Triton XXI, Lot: 1145. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom. János Szapolyai. 1526-1540. AV Dukát (21mm, 6h). Nagyszeben (Hermannstadt / Sibiu) mint; mm: crowned crossed daggers. Father George Martinuzzi, treasurer. Dated 1540 H F G. IOANNES * D * G R * HVNGARIE *, Madonna seated facing on crescent, holding infant Christ; coat-of-arms below / S * LADISLAVS * * REX * 1540, St. Ladislaus standing facing, holding halberd and globus cruciger; H over F to left, crowned crossed daggers over G to right. Resch 37-9 var. (legends breaks and punctuation); MBR 32-5 var. (same); Friedberg 42 (Hungary). In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63.

From the Princeps Collection.