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This specimen was lot 74522 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SAN MARINO. 5 Scudi, 1999-R. Rome Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Featuring Venus Pudica standing atop a clamshell, this stunning example offers a golden-orange hue to the color imparted unto the devices, with intense mirroring occurring in the fields." The ''Venus Pudica'' is better known as Botticelli's ''Birth of Venus''.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 16.95 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.50 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-77; KM-388.

''[[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.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
* Gigante, Fabio, ''Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed.'' Varese, Italy, 2015.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[San Marino 1997-R 2 scudi|1997 2 scudi, Michelangelo]]
* [[San Marino 1997-R 5 scudi|1997 5 scudi, the Annunciation]]
* [[San Marino 1998-R 1/2 scudo|1998-R ''mezzo scudo'', ''Il Cenacolo'' (the ''Last Supper'')]]
* [[San Marino 2002-R 2 scudi|2002 2 scudi, Cimabue's ''Madonna and Child'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1999]]

[[Category: Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]]

San Marino 1999-R 5 scudi - Revision history

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