Florence (1334) florin Fr-275
This specimen was lot 460 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,701 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, FLORENCE, République (1189-1532), AV fiorino d'oro, 1334, 1er semestre. Différent: croisette ornée (Duccio di Lapo Alberti). D/ + FLOR-ENTIA Lis florentin. R/ ·S· IOHA-NNES· B Saint Jean-Baptiste deb. de f., ten. une croix. Légèrement bosselé. Très Beau à Superbe. (Italy, republic of Florence, gold florin of 1334, first semester. Obverse: fleur-de-lys; reverse: St. John the Baptist facing, bearing a cross. A little lumpy, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
The gold florin was intended to compete with the Venetian ducat but is today much scarcer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,49 g.
Catalog reference: Bernocchi 1418, 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 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
Link to:
- Florence (1332) florin Fr-275, Vanni di Bandino
- Florence (1332)-A florin Fr-275, Rosso di Aldobrandino
- Florence (1336) florin Fr-275, Caroccio di Lapo Alberti
- Coins and currency dated 1334