Very Rare 1778 E HS 3 Dukat

Triton XXI, Lot: 1240. Estimate $100000. Sold for $140000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Holy Roman Empire. Grand Principality. József II. 1765-1790. AV 3 Dukát (32mm, 12h). Uniform series. Gyulafehérvár (Karslburg / Alba Iulia) mint. Dated 1778 E HS. IOSEPHUS · II · D : G · R · I · S · A · GER · IER · REX ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; E · below / VIRTUTE ET EXEMPLO · 1778 ·, crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding sword and scepter; crowned coat-of-arms on breast; H ·S · flanking; below, 3 in cartouche. MBR 3295; KM 1868 (Austria); Friedberg 190 (Hungary). In NGC encapsulation graded MS 61. Very rare.

From the Princeps Collection. Ex Nudelman 15 (27 September 2015), lot 586 (hammer €150000).