Milan (1395-1402) pegione

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46840

This specimen was lot 46840 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Milan. Pegione (Grosso of 1-1/2 Soldi), ND (1395-1402). Milan Mint. Gian Galeazzo Visconti. NGC MS-62." The Visconti family ruled Milan 1277-1447 and left a deep mark on the history of the city. The city today still uses the Visconti arms of a crowned snake swallowing a child as its badge. The reverse features St. Ambrose, the first archbishop of Milan. The pegione was issued in large numbers by Milan and was roughly equal to the Venetian silver grosso.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.6 g, silver, 25 mm diameter; this specimen 2.36 g.

Catalog reference: Biaggi-1477; MIR-119.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• Milan (1385-1402) pegione, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, arms obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1395