Florence (1342)-S florin Fr-275
This specimen was lot 1397 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Florence. Florin, ND (1342). NGC AU-58. Marked 'S' for Filippo di Lippo Angiolieri as Mintmaster. Obverse: St. John the Baptist stands facing, holding cruciform scepter; Reverse: Ornate lily. Evenly struck with uniform color and just a hint of handling that determines the grade. A RARE, early variety of this classic gold type." Other florins of this date have a crowned "I" mintmark. 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 3.51 g.
Catalog reference: cf. Fr-275; MIR-9/30; CNI-266/7.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
Link to:
- Florence (1340) florin Fr-275, Lippo di Marino di Soldano
- Florence (1342)-I florin Fr-275, Cappone di Recco di Cappone
- Florence (1347) florin Fr-275, Niero di Lippo
- Coins and currency dated 1342