Florence (1332) florin Fr-275
This specimen was lot 787 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €750 (about US$937 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, FLORENCE, République (1189-1532), AV fiorino d'oro, 1332, 1er semestre. Monétaire Vanni di Bandino. 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., un poignard. Petit coup dans le champ. Très Beau. (Italy, republic of Florence, gold florin of 1332, first sememster, moneyer Vanni di Bandino. Obverse: fleur-de-lys; reverse: St. John the Baptist facing, bearing a long cross, a dagger above left. Very Fine.)"
The gold florin was intended to compete with the Venetian ducat but is today much scarcer. Later, the florin dropped in weight and purity and became the goldgulden.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen is 3,49 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-275, Bernocchi 1391; M.I.R. 8/13.
- 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 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
Link to:
- Florence (1331) florin Fr-275, Iacopo di Alberto Alberti
- Florence (1332)-A florin Fr-275, Rosso di Aldobrandino
- Florence (1334) florin Fr-275, Duccio di Lapo Alberti
- Coins and currency dated 1332