Milan 1586 doppia Fr-716
This specimen was lot 39009 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Milan. Doppia, 1586. Milan Mint. Filippo II (Philip II of Spain). NGC AU Details--Reverse Damage. Inverted date." Friedberg records this type as being struck 1578-98 for the duke of Milan, who was also Philip II of Spain, altho this is an unlisted date. The Spanish issues for Milan ended with the death of Charles II in 1700, when the duchy passed to Austria, which held it until the coming of Napoleon. A doppia equaled two scudi d'oro, originally two ducats but later much less. The inverted date appears to read "98SI"; the 1582 and 1588 have the date oriented in the normal way.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.90-6.65 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM MB167 ("PHILIPPVS. REX. HISPANIARV"), Fr-716; MIR-301/4.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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