Modena (1629-58) 15 bolognini
This specimen was lot 2281 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$597 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALY | Modena, Francesco I d'Este, 1629-1658 15 Bolognini o. J. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. Kratzer. (duchy of Modena, Francis I d'Este, 1629-58, undated fifteen bolognini. Very rare, About very fine, Scratch.)"
The bolognini, or the twentieth part of a lira, was a denomination originating at the papal mint of Bologna, which issued numerous minor coins ranging from four to twenty bolognini. As six lire made a scudo, this coin was one-eighth of a scudo (Dav-4039).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6.98 g.
Catalog reference: MIR 779.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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