Mantua (1587-1612) ducatone Dav-8295
This specimen was lot 1061 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $3,981.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY, Mantova (Duchy). Vincenzo I Gonzaga. 1587–1612. AR Ducatone. Draped and cuirassed bust right / Crowned and double-collard coat-of-arms. Iridescent toning, cleaned, a few marks and scuffs, test cut, edge splits. EF. Rare." Vincenzo I Gonzaga, a man of mediocre talents, is remembered today for his patronage of composer Claudio Monteverdi and the painter Peter Paul Rubens. Ducatone for this ruler include Dav-8291/KM MB224 (dated 1590), Dav-8291/KM MB234 (dated 1589 and 1599), Dav-8292/KM MB243 (dated 1595), Dav-8295/KM MB225 (shown here) and Dav-8296/KM MB226 (bust with scepter). Vincenzo had a mint in Casale, in the marquisate of Montferrat, which also struck ducatone such as Dav-8262.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 39 mm diameter, this specimen 41 mm diameter, 26.34 g, 12 h axis.
Catalog reference: Bignotti 22; MIR 545; Davenport 8295; KM MB225.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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