Genoa 1555 scudo d'oro Fr-412

Jean Elsen sale 108, lot 1350

This specimen was lot 1350 in Jean Elsen sale 108 (Brussels, March 2011) where it sold for 1000 euros (about US$1,642.71 including buyer's fee). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ITALIE, GENES, Dogi biennali (1528-1797), AV scudo d'oro (mezza doppia), 1555, Droit : Castel orné, une fleur au centre, au-dessus de la date. Revers : Croix ornée. Rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (Italy, Genoa, biennial doges, gold scudo d'oro (half doppia) of 1555. Obverse: ornate castle, flower in the center, date below; reverse: ornate cross. Rare, very fine to extremely fine)"

Friedberg lists this type as undated.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 3,33 g.

Catalog reference: Lunardi, 201; Fr-412.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 108, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2011.

Link to:

• Genoa (1508) scudo d'oro Fr-405
• (1528-41)-CG scudo d'oro
• Genoa 1559 1/2 doppia Fr-420
• Coins and currency dated 1555
• return to coins of Italy, Genoa