TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. György Rákóczi I. 1630-1648. AR Taler (41mm, 27.01 g, 12h). Imitating a Leeuwendaalder of the Dutch Republic. Dated 1638. Armored half-length figure of soldier standing left, head right; coat-of-arms below / Lion rampant left. Resch –; MBR –; Davenport 4864 (attributed to Utrecht); cf. Gamberini 63 (for type); KM –; Künker 69, lot 4045. Toned. VF. Rare.
From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1680; Gorny & Mosch 110 (15 October 2001), lot 1701.