Genoa 1691-ITC 1/2 scudo stretto
This specimen was lot 45151 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Genoa. 1/2 Scudi, 1691-ITC. NGC EF Details--Scratches. A crudely struck but well detailed coin, with strong dark gray toning throughout. A few very fine scratches, now toned over, are noted in the fields on both sides." This rare type was struck 1638-56, 1661-1700, 1704-21. It accompanied the scudo stretto (Dav-3901). The republic of Genoa simultaneously struck scudi stretti ("tight shields"), scudi largi ("broad shields"), and double scudi. The scudo stretto was only slightly lighter than the scudo largo but the planchet was smaller and the design omitted the cherubs on both sides.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 18.4-18.6 g.
Catalog reference: KM-81.1; MIR-297/41.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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