Tuscany 1608 florin Fr-314

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Heritage sale 3007, lot 26556
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 26556 in Heritage sale 3007 (Dallas, January 2010), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "Tuscany. Cosimo II gold Florin 1608, Fine and very scarce. John the Baptist standing, reverse large lily." The SCWC lists this type for 1608-14 and does not assign it a particularly high price but this specimen realized over double the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-314.

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]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3006: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2008.

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