Milan (1556-58) 20 soldi
This specimen was lot 1402 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Milan. 20 Soldi, ND (1556-58). Philip II of Spain. PCGS MS-62. Delightfully preserved with purple-gray tone in the centers and copper-golden highlights around the legends. The surfaces remains nearly as-made, with minor planchet voids being the primary contributor to the grade." Twenty soldi made a lira. Charles V seized the duchy of Milan in 1535 on the extinction of the Sforzas and passed it to his son Philip of Spain when he abdicated in 1556. The Spanish Hapsburgs ruled the region until the death of Charles II in 1700.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 3.39 g.
Catalog reference: MIR-320/2.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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