Tuscany (1536-74) piastra Fr-285

Goldbeerg sale 91, lot 2371

This specimen was lot 2371 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it sold for $4,993.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Florence. Gold Piastre, ND NGC MS61. Cosimo I, 1536-1574. *COS. MED. FLOR.ET SENAR. DVX II. Crowned city arms in frame. Reverse: + SENAVETVS CIVITAS VIRGINIS around Cross. Rare. NGC graded MS-61." After the Florentine republic collapsed, it was reconstituted as the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, ruled by the Medicis until 1737. Like most Italian gold coins of the sixteenth century, it is rare. The piastra later became a silver coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-285 var.

Source:

• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 91: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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