Lucca 1756 scudo Dav-1376
This specimen was lot 1264 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €110 (about US$141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, LUCQUES, République (1369-1799), AR scudo, 1756. D/ Ecu couronné, tenu par deux panthères. R/ Saint Martin donnant la moitié de son manteau au mendiant. presque Très Beau. (Italy, republic of Lucca, 1369-1799, silver scudo of 1756. Obverse: crowned arms supported by two panthers; reverse: St. Martin divides his cloak with a beggar. About very fine.)"
This type was struck 1754-56 and is the last crown from this locality before the Napoleonic invasion of 1799.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 26.52 g, 0.916 fine silver, this specimen 25,10 g.
Catalog reference: KM 66, CNI XI, 190, 839; Dav-1376.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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