Milan (1354-78) florin Fr-676
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This specimen was lot 31872 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italy. Milan. Galeazzo II Visconti gold Florin ND (1354-1378) MS64 NGC. + GALE AZ VICE CO M ES :, Duke on horseback charging right, wielding sword / • + • DOMINVS • M EDIOLANI • 3C', crested dragon helm between G and 3 within tressured frame. A lightly toned and well struck example with residual mint luster still evident in the fields. From the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection." The Visconti ruled Milan 1324-1447 and their badge of a snake swallowing a child is still the emblem of the city.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-676.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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