Lucca (1552) scudo d'oro Fr-490

Goldberg sale 67, lot 3650

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3650 in Goldberg sale 67 (Los Angeles, January 2012), where it sold for $2,760. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States - Lucca. Scudo d'oro, 1552. Republic, 1369-1799. Crowned arms. Reverse: Bust of Christ. NGC graded AU-55." Lucca, a city state near Tuscany, was an occasional issuer of gold coins of which this is the least rare. These are known with dates.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-490; CNI-pl.VIII,25.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey, Paul Rynearson and Jason Bradford, Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient & World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2011.

Link to:

• Lucca (1493-95) ducat Fr-486
• (1552) zecchino
• Lucca 1613 25 bolognini = 1/3 scudo
• Coins and currency dated 1552
• return to coins of Italy, Lucca