4165

4165- Transylvania. Ducat, 1629

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 2,800.00 USD
4165- Transylvania. Ducat, 1629
<Our item number 109444><B>Transylvania. Ducat, 1629.</B> Fr-366; Resch-498; Hess-702. Nagybanya mint. 3.45 grams. 22.9 mm. Gabriel Bethlen, 1613-1629. Bare headed portrait not breaking inner circle and legend. Leg: GAB.D:G.SA.RO.IM. - ET.TRAN.PRIN*. <I>Reverse:</I> Madonna and child in &#39;flames&#39;, shield below. Leg: PAR.R.HVN.DO.SICO - OP.RAT.DUX. 1629. <B>NGC graded MS-61.</B> <BR><BR>Transylvania was not liked by the Habsburgs, mostly because of its Protestant faith. Yet the Habsburgs stayed away for over a century, as long as Transylvania fought the Turks. The old adage, &#34;the enemy of my enemy is my friend&#34;, applied here. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,500-2,800. <I><BR>The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109444<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109444.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109444N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>