Livorno 1661-V luigino
This specimen was lot 1964 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €110 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, LIVOURNE, Ferdinand II de Médicis (1621-1670), AR luigino, 1661 V. D/ T. radiée à d. R/ Écu couronné. Très Beau. (Italy, Livorno, Ferdinand II de Medici, 1621-70, silver luigino of 1661. Obverse: crowned head right; reverse: crowned arms. Very Fine.)"
Several Italian states struck this denomination, roughly equal to a French twelfth écu, during a brief fad for these coins in the Levant trade. Livorno issued this type for the grand duke of Tuscany 1657-65.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.22 g, silver, this specimen 2,16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 8, Cammarano 143.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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