Genoa. Republic 2 Scudi 1682-SM AU53 NGC, KM82, Dav-LS553, MIR-290/18 (R2). 76.60gm. An attractive representative of this expansive 17th-century emission whose broad flan enables a level of presentation in the detailed motifs beyond that which is possible in smaller-sized denominations. Graced with a soft steel and graphite tone, the devices gently lightened at the higher points to yield an appealing visual contrast. Only minimally rubbed atop the raised features, with faint hairlines visible in the fields. One of only a small handful of the type, previously none of this date, that we have had the privilege to offer.

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