Tuscany 1699 pezza della rosa Dav-4216
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This specimen was lot 72073 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $1,980. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Tuscany. Pezza della Rosa, 1699. Leghorn Mint. Cosimo III de'Medici. NGC AU-55. Quite alluring and only lightly handled, this pleasing crown features a soft, gunmetal gray cabinet tone that is further accentuated by some hints of cobalt around the devices." This type was struck by the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany for Livorno 1684, 1697-1718 and is rather expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-4216; KM-15.2.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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