Milan 1784-LB 1/2 scudo
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This specimen was lot 1473 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $117.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MILAN: Joseph II, 1780-1790, AR ½ scudo, 1784. Initials LB, obverse strike a bit weak, reverse adjustment marks, hints of luster, VF, R." This type was struck for Joseph II 1781-85 and succeeded a similar coin made for Maria Theresia (KM 190). It was superseded by the half kronenthaler or crocione of 1786-90. Austria lost Milan to the French in 1797.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.896 fine silver, 10.47-11.55 g, 31-32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-210. MIR-447/4.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.
Link to:
- Milan 1784 5 soldi
- Milan 1784-LB scudo Dav-1387
- Coins and currency dated 1784
- return to coins of Italy, Milan