Genoa 1647-IBN 5 doppie Fr-427
This specimen was lot 30361 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $132,000. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Gem Mint State 5 Doppie of Genoa. Republic gold 5 Doppie 1647-IBN MS65 NGC. The first example we have seen of this exquisite and highly elusive gold Madonna and Child type, admirably centered with lovely, satin-sheened surfaces over a bold strike. While this denomination was struck intermittently from 1640 to 1697, examples of this series are infrequently encountered in auction, with the most recent sale of this particular date taking place just over ten years ago. The appeal of the present piece extends far beyond even this imposing level of rarity, standing in a league of its own as a conditional gem for this era of hammered Italian gold coinage; unsurprisingly, it is the finest certified of the date at NGC, and may very well be the finest known survivor of the type as a whole. From the Paramount Collection."
This type was struck occasionally 1640-55, 1673-75, 1679, 1685, 1691-97. The SCWC also mentions KM 85 (2 doppie) and KM 79 (scudo stretto) for 1647.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 35 g, this specimen 33.25 g.
Catalog reference: KM 100, Fr-427, CNI-IIIb.1, MIR-257/11 (R3), Bellesia-86/I (R3), Lunardi-263.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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