View source for Milan (1494-1500) 2 testone d'oro Fr-698

[[Image:Milan c1494 2 testone obv Goldberg 70-3722.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 70, lot 3755]]
[[Image:Milan c1494 2 testone rev Goldberg 70-3722.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles]]

This specimen was lot 3722 in Goldberg sale 70 (Los Angeles, September 2012), where it sold for $57,500. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Italian States - Milan. Doppio Testone d'oro, ND. Ludovico Maria Sforza, 1494-1500. Lovely stylized renaissance portrait right. Reverse: Ruler on horse. Very Rare multiple gold testone. NGC graded MS-63." In 1500, the French invaded Italy and captured Ludovico. Many consider this the beginning of the end of the Renaissance as the devastation of the resulting war terminated Italian prosperity. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' gold. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-698; CNI-V, pl.X,7.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ira and Larry Goldberg, ''Goldberg sale 70: The Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Milan (1481-94) teston]]
* [[Milan (1494-99) teston]]
* [[Milan (1500-13) teston]], Louis XII of France
* [[Milan (1500-13) 2 ducats Fr-704]]
* [[Venice (1523-39) scudo d'oro Fr-1448]]
* [[Venice (1523-39) 1/2 scudo d'oro Fr-1449]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1494]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Milan]]

[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 70]]