Genoa ND grosso multiplo
This specimen was lot 525 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$10,961 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, GENES, République (1139-1339), AR grosso multiplo, 13e s. Au nom de Conrad. D/ + (épine) I·A·NV·A· Castel. R/ CVNRADI (épine) REX: Croix pattée. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Pesce et de Christie's, Milan, 9 juin 2003, 19. (Italy, republic of Genoa, 1139-1339, silver multiple grosso, 13th century, in the name of king Conrad. Obverse: castle; reverse: cross pattée. Extremely rare, Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 5,59 g.
Catalog reference: Lunardi 5; CNI III, 15, 107; Pesce tav. 1 (this example).
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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