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[[Image:Sincona90-1370.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1370]] | [[Image:Sincona90-1370.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1370]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1370 in Sincona sale 90 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1370 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$661 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN Genua, Dogi Biennali, 1528-1797. 1/4 Scudo 1677, Genova. Selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Italy]], republic of [[Italy, Genoa|Genoa]], biennial doges, 1528-1797, quarter scudo of 1677, Genoa mint. Rare, Very fine.)"</blockquote> This scarce type was struck 1638-40, 1648-55, 1658-73, 1676-99. We think it was one quarter of a [[Genoa 1676-ILM scudo stretto Dav-3901|scudo stretto]], not of a scudo largo. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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* [[Genoa 1673-IBT scudo stretto Dav-3901|1673-IBT scudo stretto]] | * [[Genoa 1673-IBT scudo stretto Dav-3901|1673-IBT scudo stretto]] | ||
* [[Genoa 1676-ILM 1/2 scudo stretto|1676-ILM ''mezzo scudo stretto'']] | * [[Genoa 1676-ILM 1/2 scudo stretto|1676-ILM ''mezzo scudo stretto'']] | ||
| + | * [[Genoa 1676-ILM scudo stretto Dav-3901|1676 scudo stretto]] | ||
* [[Genoa 1680-SM scudo stretto Dav-3901|1680 ''scudo stretto'']] | * [[Genoa 1680-SM scudo stretto Dav-3901|1680 ''scudo stretto'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1677]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1677]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1370 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$661 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN Genua, Dogi Biennali, 1528-1797. 1/4 Scudo 1677, Genova. Selten. Sehr schön. (Italy, republic of Genoa, biennial doges, 1528-1797, quarter scudo of 1677, Genoa mint. Rare, Very fine.)"
This scarce type was struck 1638-40, 1648-55, 1658-73, 1676-99. We think it was one quarter of a scudo stretto, not of a scudo largo.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.7-9.5 g, 0.889 fine silver, this specimen 9.01 g.
Catalog reference: KM 80, MIR 299/24.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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