Milan 1784-LB scudo Dav-1387
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This specimen was lot 2371 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$310 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR/ÖSTERREICH Joseph II. 1765-1790. Scudo 1784, Mailand. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold II, 1790-92, scudo of 1784, Milan mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck for Joseph II 1781-86 and succeeded a similar coin made for Maria Theresia (Dav-1386). It was superseded by the kronenthaler or crocione of 1786-90. Austria lost Milan to the French in 1797.
Recorded mintage: 1,113,823.
Specification: 22.64 g, 0.896 fine silver, 39 mm diameter, this specimen 22.97 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-1387; KM-212; MzA p. 286.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.
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