4160

4160- Transylvania. Ducat, 1579

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
4160- Transylvania. Ducat, 1579
<Our item number 109438><B>Transylvania. Ducat, 1579.</B> Fr-284; Resch-14; Hess-142. 3.54 grams. 23.9 mm. Hermannstadt mint. Christoph Bathori, 1576-1581. St. Ladislas standing in full armor holding halbred. Leg: *MON*TRAN - S - IL*C*B*D*S. <I>Reverse:</I> Leg: PATRONA UNGARIE around seated madonna and child. Full mint brillance, well struck and very choice. <B>NGC graded MS-64.</B> <BR><BR>Transylvania, actually located in Western Romania, is immortalized through the strories of Dracula, who was probably the early medieval Count Vlad. When Turkey conquered Hungary in 1536, Transylvania became independent. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,500-3,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109438<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109438.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109438N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>