Retegno 1726 1/2 tallero
This specimen was lot 1243 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 2,500 CHF (about US$3,035 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALY | Retegno. Antonio Tolomeo Trivulzio-Gallio, 1708-1767. 1/2 Tallero 1726, Retegno. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. NGC AU55. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (Italy, barony of Retegno, Antonio Tolomeo Trivulzio-Gallio, 1708-1767, half tallero of 1726, Retegno mint. Rare, Good extremely fine, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"
This is only issue of this denomination from this insignificant barony in the duchy of Milan for the eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.60 g, silver, this specimen 14.61 g.
Catalog reference: KM 133, MIR 915 (R2).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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