Very Rare Pattern

Triton XXI, Lot: 1285. Estimate $10000. Sold for $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Austrian Empire. Grand Principality. Ferenc József. 1848-1867. Pattern AR 20 Krajcár (24mm, 12h). Gyulafehérvár (Karslburg / Alba Iulia) mint. Dated 1852 E. FRANC · IOS · I D · G · AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR ·, laureate head left; E below / HVNG · BOH · LOMB · ET VEN · GAL · LOD · ILL · REX · A · A · 1852, crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding sword and scepter; collared coat-of-arms on breast; 20 below. MBR 3508; cf. KM 2210 (Austria, for same type from other mints). In NGC encapsulation graded AU 55. Very rare.

From the Princeps Collection. Ex Nudelman 15 (27 September 2015), lot 733 (hammer €12000).