Livorno 1712 tollero Dav-1500
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This specimen was lot 4999 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $2,990. The catalog description [2] noted, "Italian States - Livorno. Tollero, 1712. Cosimo III, 1670-1723. Flowing hair bust right. Reverse: Crown over stone gateway. Sharply struck with lovely old toning. Rare this nice. NGC graded AU-58." This type was struck by the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany for Livorno 1707-23. The Italian word tollero may be translated into the German word thaler or the English word dollar. After the extinction of the Medici, the duchy was ruled by the Hapsburgs, who replaced the tollero with the francescone.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27 g, silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1500; KM-35.
- 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.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.
Link to:
- 1711 tollero
- 1717 tollero
- Coins and currency dated 1712
- return to coins of Italy, Livorno