Mantua (1550-87) scudo d'oro Fr-532
This specimen was lot 2952 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 2,500 CHF (about US$3,768 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Guglielmo Gonzaga, 1550-1587. Scudo d'oro o. J. (1550-1587), Mantova. Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Numismatica Ranieri 9, Bologna, Mai 2016, Los 348. Exemplar der Auktion Bank Leu 89, Zürich, Oktober 2003, Los 217. (duchy of Mantua, Guglielmo Gonzaga, 1550-87, undated gold scudo, Mantua mint. Very rare, About Extremely Fine.)"
Guglielmo Gonzaga was duke of Mantua 1550-87 and duke of Montferrat 1574-87 and a patron of composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.27 g.
Catalog reference: MIR 504 (R2), Fr-532.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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