Florence (1470) florin Fr-276
This specimen was lot 463 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, FLORENCE, République (1189-1532), AV fiorino d'oro, 1470, 1er semestre. Monétaire: Domenico di Niccolo di Ugolino Martelli. D/ + FLOR-ENTIA Lis florentin. R/ ·S· IOHA-NNES B· (différent: marteaux croisés et ·d·) Saint Jean-Baptiste deb. de f., ten. une croix. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de Lanz, Munich, vente 29, 7-8 mai 1984, 970. (Italy, republic of Florence, gold florin of 1470, first semester. Obverse: fleur-de-lys; reverse: St. John the Baptist facing, bearing a cross. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
The gold florin was intended to compete with the Venetian ducat but is today much scarcer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,37 g.
Catalog reference: Bernocchi 2960; Fr-276.
- 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 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
Link to:
- Florence (1440) florin Fr-276, Niccolò Valori
- Florence (1505)-F carlino, Filippo di Niccolo di Andrea Sacchetti
- Florence (1510-31) florin Fr-276, Antonio di Guglieme Pazzi
- Coins and currency dated 1470