Piacenza 1615 2 doppie Fr-907

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Sincona sale 43, lot 3480

This specimen was lot 3480 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$955 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALY | Piacenza, Ranuccio I. Farnese, 1592-1622 2 Doppie 1615. Schön. NGC VF30. (duchy of Piacenza, Ranuccio Farnese, 1592-1622, double doppia of 1615, Fine.)"

As a doppia was a double ducat, a two doppie was four ducats. The SCWC mentions this coin under Piacenza, not Parma, and notes that it was issued 1599-1622.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.44 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM MB35, MIR 1152/13. Fr-907.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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