Loano 1666 luigino KM-15

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1961
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Loano in the seventeenth century

This specimen was lot 1961 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,810 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIE, LOANO, Giovanni Andrea Doria III (1654-1737), AR luigino, 1666. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ SPES MEA IN DEO Écu couronné sur une croix de saint André. Extrêmement rare. Superbe. (Italy, commune of Loano, John Andrew III Doria, 1654-1737, silver luigino of 1666. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms over a St. Andrew cross. Extremely rare, Extremely Fine.)"

Loano is on the west coast of Genoa. Wikipedia comments, "In 1505, Loano became property of the Doria family, a noble genovese family, who would rule the territory for 232 years, until 1737." This denomination, an imitation of the French twelfth écu, was struck in this obscure locale 1665-66 in several varieties (see also KM 16, 17, 18, 23, 27). There was a brief fad for these in the Levant trade with Turkey and a number of Italian lords and towns struck them.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.80-2.45 g g, silver, this specimen 2,11 g.

Catalog reference: KM 15, Cammarano 168; M.I.R. 408.

Source:

  • 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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