Parma 1799-DGS ducato Dav-1481
This specimen was lot 46333 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $244. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Parma. Ducaton, 1799. Ferdinand. VERY FINE Details. Cleaned, Scratched. From the Heisner Collection from Down Under." This scarce type was struck 1796-99. It is not a ducaton as listed in the SCWC and Numista but a ducato, a smaller coin. Ferdinand (1751-1802) ruled Parma from 1765 until March 1801, when he was forced to surrender his domain to the French. His son Louis (1773-1803) was briefly king of Etruria (1801-03), a French puppet state. Louis' son Charles Louis (1799-1883) regained the throne of Parma in 1847.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 25.70 g, 0.902 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1481; KM-C15a.
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- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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