Mantua (1612-25) 2 doppie Fr-553
This specimen was lot 565 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$15,599 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALY, Mantova, Ferdinando Gonzaga duca di Mantova e del Monferrato, 1612-1626. Da 2 Doppie o. J. Sehr selten. Attraktives sehr schön. (duchy of Mantua, Ferdinand Gonzaga, duke of Mantua and Montferrat, 1612-26, undated double doppia. Very rare, Attractive very fine.)"
This double doppia is known for 1613-15. It was one of a series which included a doppia (KM 52, Fr-554), a quadruple doppie (KM 42, Fr-552), and a 6 doppie (KM 55, Fr-551). Like most Italian gold coins of this century, it is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 13.07 g.
Catalog reference: MIR 577. Fr-553, KM 53.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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