TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Mihály Apafi I. 1662-1690. AR 3 Taleri (44mm, 88.54 g, 12h). Gyulafehérvár (Karslburg / Alba Iulia) mint. Dated 1683 AI. Half-length armored bust right, holding scepter over shoulder and resting hand on hilt of sword, wearing short brimmed fur cap with feather / Crowned coat-of-arms. Cf. Resch 247 (Taler); cf. MBR 2622 (Taler); cf. MNB 206 (Taler; same dies); cf. KM 492 (Taler) and A492 (dated 1681). Toned. Near EF. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished.
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