Tuscany 1731 zecchino Fr-328
This specimen was lot 2629 in Goldberg sale 87 (Los Angeles, September 2015), where it sold for $1,145.62. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States: Tuscany. Florino, 1731. Giovanni Gaston, 1723-1737. Lily. Reverse: St. John seated. PCGS graded MS-64." This type is listed for 1723-36 and is rare despite the many years of issue. By the early eighteenth century, Tuscany was a quiet backwater, no longer the proud republic of Florence, leader of the Renaissance. Duke Giovanni Gaston was the last of the Medici dukes; on his death in 1737 the grand duchy passed to Francis of Lorraine, husband of Maria Theresia of Austria. Tuscany remained in the hands of various Austrian princelings until she was annexed by France in 1807.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-328.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 87: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
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- Tuscany (1723-37) 5 quattrini Gian Gastone
- 1729 zecchino
- 1734 zecchino, Giovanni Gaston
- Coins and currency dated 1731
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