Milan (1534-56) 2 scudo d'oro Fr-708a

Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 21370

This specimen was lot 21370 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $22,200. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Lovely Milanese Double Scudo d'Oro. ITALY. Milan. 2 Scudi d'Oro, ND (1534-56). NGC VF-35. An EXTREMELY RARE type that seldom appears on the market. Draped, laureate head of the Emperor right, "IMP. CAES. CAROLVS. V. AUG."; Reverse: Pillars of Hercules over waves, scroll is inscribed with widely separated letters "PLUS ULTRA", More Beyond, i.e. the New World then also largely under Habsburg rule. This reverse variety is described in Friedberg showing the pillars "with imperial mitre," the crown suggesting a Bishops headdress. Here is an imperious and imperial portrait and design recalling the greatest years of the European Habsburgs, the width of whose domains gave the Emperor the unofficial title "Charles of Europe". A handsome moderately worn survivor of this highly sought after type exhibiting strong details and attractive light patina displaying lovely sunset hues in the peripherals. A real treat for the specialist destined for a fine cabinet of Italian gold issues."

This type also comes without the imperial mitre. The type shown here was struck for the emperor Charles V, who ousted the French from Milan in the 1520's. On his abdication, the duchy passed to his son Philip, who added it to the Spanish dominions.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-708a; MIR-278/2 (plate coin); Nomisma-45; Crippa-2/A; CNI-14.

Source:

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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