Plate Coin for the 8th Edition of Gold Coins of the World
1764. ITALY, Milano (Repubblica). Aurea Repubblica Ambrosiana. 1447-1450. AV Ambrosino – Fiorino d’oro (21mm, 3.55 g, 2h). ắ COMVИITAS • ИEDIOLAИI •, large Ȏ within polylobe, with inward-facing trefoils in each arch and star in each spandrel / ắ S ᚯ AИBROSIVS ᚯ MEDIOLAИI ᚯ ᚯ, half-length facing bust of St. Ambrogio, wearing nimbus crown and miter and holding whip and crozier. CNI V 1 var. (rev. legend); Crippa 1/A; Biaggi 1514; Friedberg 682 (this coin illustrated). EF. Very rare. ($10,000)
1765. ITALY, Milano (Ducato). Francesco I di Francia. 1515-1521. AR Testone (29mm, 9.56 g, 5h). Struck 1515-1516. • FR • D • G • FR ANCOR • R •, St. Ambrogio seated facing on throne, wearing nimbus crown and miter, and holding whip in right hand and crozier in left / Շ • MEDIOLANI • DVX • ET • C •, crowned coat-of-arms. CNI V 13; Crippa 3; Duplessy 958; Ciani 1219. Choice EF, toned. ($10,000)
1766. ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Ferdinando III il Cattolico (the Catholic), with Isabella I. 1504-1516. AV Ducato (23mm, 3.41 g, 12h). Struck 1504. มʩѝɦs ēĸѝs æɦɕƩѝɕŶƩ΄⍿ɦȉɦ⍿ɕɦḼsʐ, crowned and mantled busts of Ferdinando and Isabella facing one another / Ŋĸˊɕ±ɕēѝs⍿ĸ΄⍿ĸǺƩs±â⍿ēḼŶ, crowned coat-of-arms; Ʃ ΄ across field. CNI XIX 4 var. (legends); Pannuti 1; Friedberg 827. Near EF. Very rare. ($10,000) Ex Goldberg 59 (30 May 2010), lot 3245; Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
Very Rare Papal Grosso
1767. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Hadrianus II, with Ludovico II il Giovane (the Younger). 867-872. AR Grosso (20mm, 1.16 g, 9h). Rome mint. ๘˞æ˞ ʖğʼѝ˞, Adria monogram / ๘ǺѝēɭѝѝƩæѝ˞ Ʃʖ, Roma monogram. CNI XV 1 var. (rev. legend); Muntoni 1 var. (same); Serafini 1; Berman 33; Biaggi 2027. Good VF, toned. Great metal for issue. Very rare. ($10,000) 224