San Marino 2002-R 2 scudi
This specimen was lot 1747 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €280 (about US$359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, SAINT-MARIN, République, AV 2 scudi, 2002. Cimabue. Ecrin. Avec certificat. Flan poli. (Italy, republic of San Marino, gold two scudi of 2002, for the painter Cimabue. Proof, box and certificate included.)"
This was struck at the Rome mint for the tiny republic of San Marino using the module of the obsolete gold twenty lire. The locals now use the euro.
Wikipedia comments, "Cimabue (US: /ˌtʃiːməˈbuːeɪ, -mɑːˈ-/; Italian: [tʃimaˈbuːe]; Ecclesiastical Latin: [tʃiˈmabu.e]; c. 1240 – 1302), also known as Cenni di Pepo or Cenni di Pepi, was an Italian painter and designer of mosaics from Florence. The nickname Cimabue translates as "bull-head" but also possibly as "one who crushes the views of others", from the Italian verb cimare, meaning "to top", "to shear", and "to blunt"."
Recorded mintage: 2,950.
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 457, Fr-91.
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- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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