Missing From Most Collections

Triton XXI, Lot: 1233. Estimate $20000. Sold for $25000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Holy Roman Empire. Grand Principality. József II. 1765-1790. AV 3 Dukát (33mm, 10.37 g, 12h). Uniform series. Gyulafehérvár (Karslburg / Alba Iulia) mint. Dated 1776 E HG. IOS · II · D · G · R · I · S · A · GER · IER · REX ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; E · below / VIRTUTE ET EXEMPLO · 1776 ·, crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding sword and scepter; crowned coat-of-arms on breast; H · G · flanking tail. MBR –; KM 1868 (Austria); Friedberg 190 (Hungary). Good VF, obverse fields smoothed possibly once in jewelry. Very rare.

From the Princeps Collection.