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This specimen was lot 5042 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,926 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN, MODENA Rinaldo I., 1706-1737. 1/2 Ducato (80 Soldi) 1731. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 63 (6773047-001). Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Feine Patina, leicht justiert, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Italy]], [[Italy, Modena|duchy of Modena]], Rinaldo I, 1706-37, half ducato or eighty soldi of 1731. Graded NGC MS-63. Rare in this condition, fine patina, light adjustment marks, minor planchet defects, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> A very obscure type that is not listed int he SCWC or Numista. We show a [[Modena 1728 80 soldi|1728 here]]. The Este family managed to remain Dukes of Modena from the sixteenth century until the coming of Napoleon in 1796. At the time, 6 denari = one sesino, 2 sesini = one soldo, 20 soldi = one lira, 12 lire = one tallero or scudo.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specification'': silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Varesi 832/6.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Modena 1728 80 soldi|1728 80 soldi (''mezzo ducato'')]]
* [[Modena 1739 scudo Dav-1392|1739 scudo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1731]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]]

Modena 1731 80 soldi - Revision history

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