Parma (1592-1622) 9 soldi
This specimen was lot 1090 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "PARMA: Ranuccio I Farnese, 1592-1622, AR 9 soldi, ND, crowned and garnished coat-of-arms // St. Hilarius standing facing, head lowered right, holding gospels, About XF, ex SARC Auction 25, Lot 2130."
Ranuccio I. Farnese, 1569-1622, was the son of the Spanish military leader Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza. With the death of his father on December 3, 1592, he inherited his duchies, but continued to have coins minted with his father's name and portrait. It was not until 1599 that Ranuccio minted exclusively in his own name.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2.93 g.
Catalog reference: MIR-994.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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