Tuscany 1839 4 fiorini Dav-159
This specimen was lot 5164 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,440 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN, TOSCANA Leopoldo II. di Lorena, 1824-1859. Francescone (10 Paoli) 1839, Florenz. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Italy, grand duchy of Tuscany, Leopold II of Lorraine, 1824-59, Francescone of 1839, Florence mint. Cabinet piece, fine patina, about uncirculated.)"
This type is listed for 1833-41 and is four times the price of the subsequent francescone (Dav-160). Leopold, a junior Hapsburg prince, ruled Tuscany until it was incorporated into the united kingdom of Italy in 1859-60.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.50 g, 0.916 fine silver, this specimen 27.27 g.
Catalog reference: KM C75a, Dav-159; Pagani 112.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
Link to: