Genoa 1670-ISS scudo largo Dav-LS555

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40628

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40628 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $3,450. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Genoa. Scudo, 1670-ISS. NGC AU Details--Mount Removed. Toned." The republic of Genoa simultaneously struck scudi stretti, scudo largi (shown here) and double scudi, which weighed 76 grams! This type is listed for 1649-1719 tho not struck every year. None were issued 1667-69 or 1671-75, for example.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 38 g, silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-LS555; KM-113; Varesi-292/8.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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