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[[Image:Ferrara 1494.JPG|450px|thumb|the duchy of Ferrara in 1494]] | [[Image:Ferrara 1494.JPG|450px|thumb|the duchy of Ferrara in 1494]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2011 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,236 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN, FERRARA, Ercole II. d'Este, 1534-1559. 1/2 Scudo 1546. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Tönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Leu 68, Zürich 1996, Nr. 199.'' (duchy of Ferrara, Hercules II of Este, 1534-59, half scudo of 1546. Very rare, fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The duchy of Ferrara preserved a precarious independence during the Middle Ages but was | + | This specimen was lot 2011 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,236 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN, FERRARA, Ercole II. d'Este, 1534-1559. 1/2 Scudo 1546. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Tönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Leu 68, Zürich 1996, Nr. 199.'' (duchy of Ferrara, Hercules II of Este, 1534-59, half scudo of 1546. Very rare, fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The duchy of Ferrara preserved a precarious independence during the Middle Ages but was forcibly reincorporated into the Papal States in the seventeenth century. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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| − | * [[Ferrara ( | + | * [[Ferrara (1536) scudo d'oro Fr-270|(1536) scudo d'oro]] |
| − | * [[Ferrara ( | + | * [[Ferrara (1542) bianco|(1542) bianco]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1546]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1546]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Italy, Ferrara]] | * return to coins of [[Italy, Ferrara]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]] | [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]] | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 12 January 2024
This specimen was lot 2011 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,236 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN, FERRARA, Ercole II. d'Este, 1534-1559. 1/2 Scudo 1546. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Tönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Leu 68, Zürich 1996, Nr. 199. (duchy of Ferrara, Hercules II of Este, 1534-59, half scudo of 1546. Very rare, fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The duchy of Ferrara preserved a precarious independence during the Middle Ages but was forcibly reincorporated into the Papal States in the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Bellesia 12.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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- (1536) scudo d'oro
- (1542) bianco
- Coins and currency dated 1546
- return to coins of Italy, Ferrara