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[[Image:Tuscany K293-2044.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 2044]] | [[Image:Tuscany K293-2044.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 2044]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2044 in Künker sale 293 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2044 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN, TOSCANA, Lodovico I. di Borbone, König von Toscana, 1801-1803. Francescone (10 Paoli) 1803, Florenz. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich/vorzüglich.'' ([[Italy]], kingdom of Etruria, Louis of Bourbon, 1801-03, francescone of 1803, Florence mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, founded by the Medici in the early 1500's, collapsed in 1799 with the arrival of Napoleon's army. The region went thru many vicissitudes until it was annexed outright by Napoleon in 1807, only to be returned to the Hapsburgs in 1814. It was incorporated into the new kingdom of [[Italy]] in 1860. This type was struck 1803 for Louis, king of Etruria, who died that year. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce. | ||
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* [[Tuscany 1803 5 lire Dav-153|1803 5 lire, Carlo Ludovico]] | * [[Tuscany 1803 5 lire Dav-153|1803 5 lire, Carlo Ludovico]] | ||
* [[Tuscany 1803 ruspone Fr-338|1803 ruspone, Ludovico I]] | * [[Tuscany 1803 ruspone Fr-338|1803 ruspone, Ludovico I]] | ||
| − | * [[Tuscany 1804 ruspone Fr-339]] | + | * [[Tuscany 1804 5 lire Dav-153|1804 5 lire]] |
| + | * [[Tuscany 1804 ruspone Fr-339|1804 ruspone]] | ||
* [[Tuscany (1805) 1/2 soldo|(1805) ''mezzo soldo'']] | * [[Tuscany (1805) 1/2 soldo|(1805) ''mezzo soldo'']] | ||
* [[Tuscany 1806 francescone Dav-155]] | * [[Tuscany 1806 francescone Dav-155]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:32, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 2044 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN, TOSCANA, Lodovico I. di Borbone, König von Toscana, 1801-1803. Francescone (10 Paoli) 1803, Florenz. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich/vorzüglich. (Italy, kingdom of Etruria, Louis of Bourbon, 1801-03, francescone of 1803, Florence mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, founded by the Medici in the early 1500's, collapsed in 1799 with the arrival of Napoleon's army. The region went thru many vicissitudes until it was annexed outright by Napoleon in 1807, only to be returned to the Hapsburgs in 1814. It was incorporated into the new kingdom of Italy in 1860. This type was struck 1803 for Louis, king of Etruria, who died that year.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 27.5 g, .934 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Pagani 6 e, Dav-151; KM C42.3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [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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