Florence (1487) grosso
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This specimen was lot 5117 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €280 (about US$367 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN, FLORENZ, Republik, 1189-1532. Grosso da 6 Soldi o. J. (1487). Sehr schön. (Italy, republic of Florence, 1189-1532, undated grosso of six soldi. Very fine.)"
The arms on the obverse show a "B", which we attribute to Bertoldo Corsini, who was mintmaster in 1479 and again in 1487.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.0 g, 0.958 fine silver, this specimen 2.26 g.
Catalog reference: Montagano 64/8 (R).
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
Link to:
- Florence (1479)-B grosso, Bertoldo Corsini
- Florence (1482) grosso, Ludovico di Antonio di Tommaso Masi
- Pisa (1494-95) grosso
- Florence (1505)-F carlino, Filippo di Niccolo di Andrea Sacchetti
- Coins and currency dated 1487