ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Pius II. 1458-1464. AV Ducato (23mm, 3.48 g, 1h). Rome mint. Papal coat-of-arms within quadrilobe / Saint Peter standing facing slightly right within quadrilobe, holding key and Gospels. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 405 ; cf. CNI XV 7; MIR 361/5; Muntoni 7; Berman 362; Friedberg 12 (Vatican); De Wit 3745 ( this coin ). Toned. EF. Rare.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex G.W. de Wit Collection (Part III, Künker 137, 11 March 2008), lot 3745; Auctiones AG 20 (8 November 1990), lot 888.