Tuscany 1676 testone
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This specimen was lot 46373 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $195.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Tuscany. Florence. Testone, 1676. Florence Mint. Cosimo III. EXTREMELY FINE Details -- Cleaned. From the Heisner Collection from Down Under." This rare issue is not mentioned in the SCWC. A testone was generally equal to one-third of a piastra. The grand duchy was quite impoverished by this period, a result of warfare and economic decline, and her coinage is scanty.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.9 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: MIR-332/3 (R2).
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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