Mantua 1612 ducatone Dav-3931

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Ponterio sale 173, lot 1457
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1457 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $764. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Mantua. Ducatone, 1612. NGC VG-10. Francesco IV Gonzaga (February-December, 1612). SCARCE. Toned. From the Demarete Collection." The Gonzaga family managed to hold onto some autonomy as dukes of Mantua until its extinction in 1707, when the duchy fell to the Austrians. The catalog shows a wide variety of coinage from the duchy, nearly all rare. Francesco IV reigned only a few months in 1612.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 31.4-31.8 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-73; Varesi-563; Dav-3931.

Source:

  • 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, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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