Tuscany 1611 testone

Ponterio sale 158, lot 1162

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 1162 in Ponterio sale 158 (New York, January 2011), where it sold for $747.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Tuscany. Testone (30 baiocchi), 1611. Cosmo II (1609-21). Slightly uneven strike. Toned, VERY FINE." This type is unlisted in the SCWC but a testone was generally equal to one-third a piastra.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: CNI XII-56v.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 158: The 2011 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine: Bowers and Merena, 2010.

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