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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 621052, member: 19065"]Maybe this will help you get started tracking down details... a quick Google search found the top one listed as a Hungarian King Matthias ducat:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://jewelry.vicmart.com/i-3203-1458-hungary-kronstadt-gold-ducat-coin-rare-%21.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jewelry.vicmart.com/i-3203-1458-hungary-kronstadt-gold-ducat-coin-rare-%21.html" rel="nofollow">http://jewelry.vicmart.com/i-3203-1458-hungary-kronstadt-gold-ducat-coin-rare-!.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>"Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus / Mathias Corvinus 1458-1490 gold ducat forint / gulden coin minted in the Austria Hungarian town of Kronstadt near Transylvania and Romania during that time. Struck out of 23.65 karat solid gold and with weight about 3.5 grams.Obverse shows St. Ladislaus / Wladislaus and reverse shows the Hungarian Coat of Arms / Crest. <b>King Mathias I was also known for the fact that he defeated Count Dracula and kept him a prisoner for a very long time.</b> Scarce numismatic collector piece and one of the rare Hungarian coins."</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, do you know the provenance of these coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 621052, member: 19065"]Maybe this will help you get started tracking down details... a quick Google search found the top one listed as a Hungarian King Matthias ducat: [URL="http://jewelry.vicmart.com/i-3203-1458-hungary-kronstadt-gold-ducat-coin-rare-%21.html"]http://jewelry.vicmart.com/i-3203-1458-hungary-kronstadt-gold-ducat-coin-rare-!.html[/URL] "Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus / Mathias Corvinus 1458-1490 gold ducat forint / gulden coin minted in the Austria Hungarian town of Kronstadt near Transylvania and Romania during that time. Struck out of 23.65 karat solid gold and with weight about 3.5 grams.Obverse shows St. Ladislaus / Wladislaus and reverse shows the Hungarian Coat of Arms / Crest. [B]King Mathias I was also known for the fact that he defeated Count Dracula and kept him a prisoner for a very long time.[/B] Scarce numismatic collector piece and one of the rare Hungarian coins." BTW, do you know the provenance of these coins?[/QUOTE]
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