Genoa 1563 1/2 doppia Fr-420

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from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 3074
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Genoa about 1700

This specimen was lot 3074 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Genoa. 1/2 Doppia, 1563. NGC MS-61. WINGS Approved. Boldly struck on a nearly straight lustrous flan. Minimal bagginess in fields but with no loss from wear or handling. Exceptional for the type and quite attractive."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.4 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-420; MIR-209/5.

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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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