Florence (1311) florin Fr-275
This specimen was lot 863 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €550 (about US$696 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, FLORENCE, République (1189-1532), AR fiorino d'oro, 1311, 1er semestre. Monétaire Donato di Lamberto della Antena. D/ + FLOR-ENTIA Fleur de lis. R/ + ·S·IOHA-NNES B Saint Jean-Baptiste deb. de f., ten. une croix longue. En haut à g., une ramure de cerf. Beau à Très Beau. (Italy, republic of Florence, 1189-1532, gold florin of 1311, first semester. Obverse: fleur-de-lys; reverse: St. John the Baptist facing, bearing a long cross, deer's antlers to the upper left. Fine - Very Fine)"
The gold florin was intended to compete with the Venetian ducat but is today much scarcer.
Recorded mintage: unknown[2].
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,48 g.
Catalog reference: Bernocchi 1058; M.I.R. 6/1, Fr-275.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
Link to:
- Florence (1306) florin Fr-275, Tedicio di Manovello and Gherardo di Baroncello
- Florence (1316) florin Fr-275, Lapo di Iacopo del Giudice
- Coins and currency dated 1311