Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 119

THE NEW YORK SALE

Transylvania

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3232		Sigmund Bathori (1581-1602). Silver Taler/Tallér, 1595. Armored half-figure right, scepter over shoulder, hand on hilt, small cross before. Rev. Crowned and supported Báthori Arms, weight 28.2g (Dav. 8804, Resch 200). Ex mount. Tiny edge flaw. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,784
Lot 3233		Sigmund Bathori (1581-1602). Silver Taler, 1596. Half figure right with sceptre. Rev. Crowned supported arms (Dav 8804). Sharply struck with even tone. In NGC holder graded XF 45. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP NGC Certification 5704700-007. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,460
Lot 3234		Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629). Silver Taler/Tallér, 1621 KB. Körmöczbánya/ Kremnitz. Armored half-figure right, scepter over shoulder, small shields in legend. Rev. Crowned, garnished Arms, weight 27.3g (Dav. 4710, Huszár 374, Resch 97). Obverse heavily tooled. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,015
Lot 3235		Gabriel Bathori (1608-1613). Silver Gulden/ ½ Tallér, 1608, Nagybánya/ Neustadt. Bare-headed armored half-figure right holding scepter and sword hilt, helmet before. Rev. Crowned Bathori Arms " three dragon's teeth encircled by a dragon, weight 15.9g (KM 51, Resch 5). Some tooling in fields, possibly once very lightly gilded. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $15,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $39,360
Lot 3236		Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629). Silver Taler/Tallér, 1621 NB. Nagybánya/ Neustadt. GABRIEL.D:G. EL.HVN.DAL.CROA. â€" SCL.REX.*., Narrow, armored half-figure right, scepter over shoulder, hand on hilt, flanked by two small shields in legend. Rev.PRIN.TRANSYL.ET.SICVL.COMES.16Z1, Crowned Arms, weight 27.7g (Resch 118). Tooling and smoothing. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,722
Lot 3237		Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629). Silver Double Gulden Klippe/Tallércsegely, 1628 CC, Kassa/ Kaschau. Armored half-figure right holding scepter. Rev. Crowned and garnished Arms, weight 28.1g (Resch 484). Very rare in Taler weight. About Extremmely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3238		Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629). Silver Taler/Tallér, 1629 CC, Kassa/ Kaschau. GABRD:GSR* IMPETTRANSPRINCEPS, Bare-headed, armored half-figure right holding scepter. Rev. Crowned, garnished Arms, weight 28.3g (Dav. 4727, Resch 516). A few minor surface pocks from minting process. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,073
Lot 3239		Achatius Barcsai (1659-1660). Silver Taler/Tallér, 1659 CV, Kolozvár/ Klausenberg. Half-length portrait of Barcsay right holding scepter. Rev. Crowned and garnished Arms, weight 28.6g (Dav 4758, Huszá¡r 595, Resch 5A). Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - UP While George II Rákóczi was away waging war in Poland in the Second Northern War, Achatius Barcsai emerged as a critical player in the governance of Transylvania. On Oct. 7, 1658, he was named Prince of Transylvania by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet IV after agreeing to pay an annual tribute of 40,000 gold pieces and war reparations of 500,000 Silver Talers. Although, Barcsai is seen by many as opportunistic and lusting for power, he was the best candidate at the time. The Sublime Porte agreed to seize Rákóczi and strip away his power. Rákóczi was deposed; severely wounded in the conflict with the Turks at the Battle of Gilau, he later died. At the end of 1660, Barcsai was forced to abdicate in favor of János Kemény, who then had Barcsai put to death. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,455
Lot 3240		Michael Apafi (1661-1690). Silver Taler, 1683-AI. Alba Iulia, Karlsburg. Half length figure right, holding scepter and wearing fur cap. Rev. Crowned arms (Dav 4820; KM 492). In NGC holder graded About Uncirculated Details (Tooled). Estimated Value $1,500 - UP NGC Certification 5704700-006. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,567