Milan 1779 zecchino Fr-735
This specimen was lot 1528 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,047 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, MILAN, Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche (1740-1780), AR zecchino, 1779. D/ B. voilé à d. R/ Ecu ovale couronné, entre une palme et un rameau d'olivier. Rare Fines griffes. presque Superbe. (duchy of Milan, Maria Theresia of Austria, 1740-80, gold zecchino of 1779. Obverse: veiled bust to right; reverse: crowned oval arms between a palm frond and an olive branch. Rare, fine scratches, about Extremely Fine.)"
This rare type was struck in Milan for Maria Theresia 1778-80. The last ducat from Milan is dated 1788.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.33-3.48 g, .910 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: Crippa 37/B; Her. 387; Fr-735, KM 194.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
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