Genoa 1693-ITC 2 scudi Dav-LS553

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42364

This specimen was lot 42364 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Genoa. 2 Scudi, 1693-ITC. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, EF Details." The republic of Genoa simultaneously struck scudi stretti, scudi largi, and double scudi (shown here). This type is listed for 1638-1719 tho not struck every year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 76 g, silver, this specimen 76.37 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-LS553; KM-82.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1691 mezzo scudo stretto
• 1691 due scudi
• 1693 scudo largo
• Genoa 1700-IBM scudo stretto Dav-1366 = Dav-3901
• 1715 due scudi
• Coins and currency dated 1693