ITALY. Genova. Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan, signore, 1421-1435. Asper (Silver, 15 mm, 0.70 g), Caffa (modern-day Feodosia, Crimea), in the name of the Golden Horde ruler Ulugh Muhammad Khan, AH 821-828 / AD 1418-1425 and AH 832-840 / AD 1428-1437. Tamgha within a circle; around, ‘al-sulṭān al-ʿādil Muḥammad Khān’ (‘The Just Sultan, Muhammad Khan’ in Arabic). Rev. The castle of Genoa within a dotted circle; around, ‘DV MD CAF’, for ‘DUX MEDIOLANI CAFFAE’ (‘Duke of Mediolanum for Caffa’ in Latin). Album 2058C. Rare. Areas of weakness and with a ragged edge and some scratches, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s.