Tuscany 1601 piastra Dav-4185
This specimen was lot 1400 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, TOSCANE, Ferdinand Ier de Médicis (1587-1608), AR piastre, 1601, Florence. Droit: B. drapé et cuirassé à droite. Revers: FILIVS MEVS- DILECTVS Saint Jean baptisant le Christ. Rare. Trace de monture. Beau à Très Beau. (Italy, grand duchy of Tuscany, Ferdinand I de Medicis (1587-1608), silver piastra of 1601, Florence mint. Obverse: draped and armored bust to right; reverse: St. John baptizes Christ. Rare, trace of mounting, fine to very fine.)"
This specimen was offered again in Jean Elsen sale 122 where it sold for €320 (about US$490 including buyer's fees). This piastra was struck 1589-1601, 1604 and 1608-09. The issues of the sixteenth century are catalogued as Dav-8389.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 31,97 g.
Catalog reference: CNI XII, 324, 186; Dav-4185; Morosini, 17.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 121, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2014.
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