Mantua (1627-37) 80 soldi

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Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 1166
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This specimen was lot 1166 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Mantua. 80 Sol (1/2 Ducatone), ND (1627-37). Carlo I Gonzaga (1629-37). PCGS Genuine--Cleaning, AU Details Secure Holder. A RARE type that is EXTREMELY RARE in this state of preservation. The surfaces show some evidence of old cleaning, now toned, otherwise essentially a mint state coin. Accompanied by old coin ticket in German dated 1905." The SCWC notes that this design was used on the contemporary forty soldi (KM 164), also rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.1 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-116 (KM 193 in the 4th ed.); Varesi-647/1.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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