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[[Image: Florence 1494 shepherd.jpg|550px|thumb|the Republic of Florence in 1494, on the eve of the French invasion]] | [[Image: Florence 1494 shepherd.jpg|550px|thumb|the Republic of Florence in 1494, on the eve of the French invasion]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1432 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, SIENNE, République (1404-1555), AV scudo d'oro del sole, s.d. (1536-1539), Droit: SENAVETVS CIVITAS VIRGINIS La louve allaitant les jumeaux dans un écu échancré. Revers: A ET [..] PRINCIPIV ET FINIS Croix ornée dans un quadrilobe. Très Rare. Très Beau.'' (Italy, republic of Siena, gold scudo without date. Obverse: ornate shield with the wolf nursing Romulus and Remus; reverse: ornate cross in a quadrilobe. Very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> The Republic of Siena, in Tuscany south of the better known city of Florence, survived as an independent city state until her conquest by the grand duke of Tuscany in the mid-1500's, at which time the coinage ended. | + | This specimen was lot 1432 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, SIENNE, République (1404-1555), AV scudo d'oro del sole, s.d. (1536-1539), Droit: SENAVETVS CIVITAS VIRGINIS La louve allaitant les jumeaux dans un écu échancré. Revers: A ET [..] PRINCIPIV ET FINIS Croix ornée dans un quadrilobe. Très Rare. Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], republic of Siena, gold scudo without date. Obverse: ornate shield with the wolf nursing Romulus and Remus; reverse: ornate cross in a quadrilobe. Very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> The Republic of Siena, in Tuscany south of the better known city of Florence, survived as an independent city state until her conquest by the grand duke of Tuscany in the mid-1500's, at which time the coinage ended. |
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* [[Siena (1340-1450) florin Fr-1154|(1340-1450) ''fiorino d'oro'']] | * [[Siena (1340-1450) florin Fr-1154|(1340-1450) ''fiorino d'oro'']] | ||
| + | * [[Siena (1399-1404) sanese d'oro Fr-1155|(1399-1404) sanese d'oro, Gian Galeazzo Visconti]] | ||
| + | * [[Siena (1450-70) fiorino d'oro Fr-1156]] | ||
| + | * [[Siena (1510) grosso]] | ||
* [[Florence (1510-31) florin Fr-276]] | * [[Florence (1510-31) florin Fr-276]] | ||
* [[Tuscany (1536-55) lira]] | * [[Tuscany (1536-55) lira]] | ||
* [[Tuscany (1532-37) testone]] | * [[Tuscany (1532-37) testone]] | ||
| + | * [[Siena (1546-48) scudo d'oro Fr-1156]] | ||
| + | * [[Siena 1550 scudo d'oro Fr-1161|1550 scudo d'oro]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1536]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1536]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Italy, Tuscany]] | * return to coins of [[Italy, Tuscany]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 121]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 121]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:51, 13 April 2026
This specimen was lot 1432 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, SIENNE, République (1404-1555), AV scudo d'oro del sole, s.d. (1536-1539), Droit: SENAVETVS CIVITAS VIRGINIS La louve allaitant les jumeaux dans un écu échancré. Revers: A ET [..] PRINCIPIV ET FINIS Croix ornée dans un quadrilobe. Très Rare. Très Beau. (Italy, republic of Siena, gold scudo without date. Obverse: ornate shield with the wolf nursing Romulus and Remus; reverse: ornate cross in a quadrilobe. Very rare, very fine.)"
The Republic of Siena, in Tuscany south of the better known city of Florence, survived as an independent city state until her conquest by the grand duke of Tuscany in the mid-1500's, at which time the coinage ended.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3,30 g.
Catalog reference: CNI XI, 397, 232; Strozzi-Toderi, 52; Fr-1160.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 121, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2014.
Link to:
- (1340-1450) fiorino d'oro
- (1399-1404) sanese d'oro, Gian Galeazzo Visconti
- Siena (1450-70) fiorino d'oro Fr-1156
- Siena (1510) grosso
- Florence (1510-31) florin Fr-276
- Tuscany (1536-55) lira
- Tuscany (1532-37) testone
- Siena (1546-48) scudo d'oro Fr-1156
- 1550 scudo d'oro
- Coins and currency dated 1536
- return to coins of Italy, Tuscany