Genoa (1528-41)-CG scudo d'oro Fr-412

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72388

This specimen was lot 72388 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Genoa. Scudo d'oro, ND (1528-41). Mintmaster: CG. The Biennial Doges. NGC MS-63. Some typical striking weakness in parts of the legend is observed, but an otherwise solid representation of this pleasing gold issue, featuring a great deal of mint brilliance and some choice peripheral toning."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold. this specimen 3.36 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-412; MIR-185/8.

Source:

• 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• Genoa (1508) scudo d'oro Fr-405
• Genoa (1527-28)-FA testone, French occupation
• (1528-41) mezzo cavalloto
• 1555 scudo d'oro
• Coins and currency dated 1528