Parma 1627 scudo Dav-4120
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This specimen was lot 46330 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $414.80. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Parma. Scudo, 1627. Odardo Farnese. NGC EF Details--Cleaned. From the Heisner Collection from Down Under." This type is listed in the SCWC using the Davenport number. It was struck 1626-29 and undated and is very rare in nice condition. Numista states a 1630 scudo exists. Parma and Piacenza had the same ruler in the seventeenth century but were otherwise separate. They were not permanently merged until the eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.2 g, silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-4120.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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