Livorno 1701 tollero Dav-1498
This specimen was lot 42548 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $1,159. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Livorno. Tollero, 1701. Livorno Mint. Cosimo III. PCGS EF-45. This example has nice surfaces and only modest wear; and offers a pleasing view of the Port of Livorno on the reverse. From the Heisner Collection from Down Under." This type was struck by the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany for Livorno 1670, 1675, 1680-88, 1692-1704. The Italian word tollero may be translated into the German word thaler or the English word dollar. Earlier issues of the seventeenth century are catalogued as Dav-4215.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.27 g, silver, 43 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-1498; KM-16.5.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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