Livorno 1723 tollero Dav-1502
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This specimen was lot 5065 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $6,612.50. The catalog description [2] noted, "Italian States - Tuscany. Tollero, 1723. (Livorno). Gian Gastone, 1723-1737. Bust right. Reverse: Crown over stone gateway. Well struck with reflective lustrous fields and a natural old tone. NGC graded AU-58." This type was struck by the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany for Livorno 1723-26. The Italian word tollero may be translated into the German word thaler or the English word dollar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27 g, silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1502; KM-45.
- 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:
- 1712 tollero
- 1718 pezza d'oro
- Coins and currency dated 1723
- return to coins of Italy, Livorno