Triton XX, Lot: 1421. Estimate $4000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Mihály Apafi I. 1662-1690. AR Taler (42mm, 27.27 g, 3h). Nagyszeben (Hermannstadt / Sibiu) mint; mm: crowned crossed daggers. Dated 1667. MICHA · APAFI · D · G · PR · TR · , 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; floral spray below / PAR · REV · HVND · D · · E · SICV · CO · 1667, crowned coat-of-arms; crowned crossed daggers below. Resch 60; MBR 2384; KM 389; Davenport 4788. Good VF, toned, numerous light scratches in obverse field.

From the Princeps Collection.