Florence (1347) florin Fr-275
This specimen was lot 462 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,417 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, FLORENCE, République (1189-1532), AV fiorino d'oro, 1347, 2e semestre. Différent: rocco (Niero di Lippo). D/ + FLOR-ENTIA Lis florentin. R/ ·S· IOHA-NNES· B Saint Jean-Baptiste deb. de f., ten. une croix. Très Beau à Superbe. (Italy, republic of Florence, gold florin of 1347, second semester. Obverse: fleur-de-lys; reverse: St. John the Baptist facing, bearing a cross. 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 3,50 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-275, Bernocchi 1551.
- 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 (1340) florin Fr-275, Lippo di Marino di Soldano
- Florence (1342)-I florin Fr-275, Cappone di Recco di Cappone
- Florence (1342)-S florin Fr-275, Filippo di Lippo Angiolieri
- Florence (1355) florin Fr-275, Iacopo di Banco di Puccio di Bencivenne
- Arles (1351-61) florin Fr-24
- Avignon (1362-70) florin Fr-29
- Coins and currency dated 1347