Tuscany 1756 ruspone Fr-331

Sincona sale 46, lot 557

This specimen was lot 557 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ITALY, Florence, Francesco II. di Lorena, 1737-1765. Ruspone 1756, Florenz. Vorzüglich. (grand duchy of Tuscany, Francis II of Lorraine, 1737-65, ruspone of 1756, Florence mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1746-63 for Francis of Lorraine, husband of Maria Theresia of Austria, who was given Tuscany as compensation for being ousted from Lorraine by the French. This coin had a face value of three ducats. Francis was succeeded by Peter Leopold, the second son of Maria Theresia. Peter Leopold became emperor himself on the death of Joseph in 1790 but his reign lasted only until his death in 1792. In 1800, Tuscany was occupied by the French and not returned to Hapsburg rule until 1815.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.46 g, 0.999 fine gold, this specimen 10.43 g.

Catalog reference: MIR 359/11, Fr-331, KM C11a.

Source:

• Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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