421, Lot: 704. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. György Rákóczi II. 1648-1660. AR Taler (43.5mm, 28.39 g, 4h). Nagybánya (Frauenbach / Baia Mare) mint. Dated
1651 NB. · GEOR : RAKO · D : G : PRI · T ·, 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 · HVN · DOM · ET · SIC · COM · 1651 ·, crowned coat-of-arms; N B in ornate border. Cf. Resch 50 (for type); cf. MBR 2098 (same); KM 286; Davenport 4751. VF, toned, edge marks, removed from mount.
From the Princeps Collection.