View source for Piacenza 1599 2 doppie

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This specimen was lot 772 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (New York, October 2010), where it sold for $3,737.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"ITALIAN STATES. PIACENZA. Ranuccio I Farnese, 1592-1622. Quadrupla, 1599. Mailed bearded bust l. of the fourth Duke as Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Rv. She-wolf under crowned laurel tree, PLACENTIA FLORET, May Piacenza Flourish. Nearly fully round. exceptionally sharp strike and detail rank this among the lustrous jewels of Renaissance Gold coinage in North-Central Italy. Extremely Fine."</blockquote> As a doppia was a double ducat, a two doppie was four ducats. The SCWC mentions this coin under Piacenza, not Parma, and notes that it was issued 1599-1622.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.44 g, 0.917 fine gold, .396 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' CNI IX:4, Fr-907.

''[[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>Kraljevich, John, Frank Van Valen and Christine Karstedt, ''Coin Galleries Mail and Internet Bid Sale,'' New York: Stack's, 2010.

''Link to:''
* [[Piacenza 1591-AC scudo Dav-8358|1591 scudo "PLAC.ROMAN.COLON."]]
* [[Parma (1592-1622) 9 soldi]], Ranuccio I Farnese
* [[Piacenza 1597 2 doppie Fr-899]]
* [[Parma 1602 ongaro Fr-901]] = ducat
* [[Parma 1612 2 doppie]]
* [[Piacenza 1615 2 doppie Fr-907]]
* [[Piacenza 1626 scudo Dav-4127]]
* [[Piacenza 1626 2 doppie Fr-917|1626 2 doppie (quadrupla)]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1599]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Parma]]

[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]