Genoa 1559 1/2 doppia Fr-420
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This specimen was lot 30139 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Genoa. Biennial Doges gold 1/2 Doppia 1559 AU58 NGC, Bearing an unlisted date, this enigmatic gold coin exhibits lovely antique-reddish tone and a clear strike. Unlisted either in the CNI or in Varesi (MIR), this may very well be the only extant example of this date."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-420, cf. CNI III-2 (1558), cf. MIR-209/4 (1558).
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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