Triton XXI, Lot: 1236. Estimate $1000. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Holy Roman Empire. Grand Principality. József II. 1765-1790. AV 2 Dukát (22mm, 12h). Uniform series. Gyulafehérvár (Karslburg / Alba Iulia) mint. Dated 1773/2 E HG. IOS · II · D · G · R · I · S · A · GER · IER · REX ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; E below / VIRTUTE ET EXEMPLO 177(3 over 2) ·, crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding sword and scepter; crowned coat-of-arms on breast; H · G · flanking; below, 2 in cartouche. MBR 3272; KM 1860 (Austria); Friedberg 191 (Hungary), though overdate not noted. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 61.

From the Princeps Collection.