ITALY. GENOA.
Silver Testone da 20 Soldi (Lira Genovese), ND (1492). Genoa.
Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza of Milan, Doge of Genoa, 1488-1494. With mint mark FS on the back.
Obv.: [Snake] IO G3 M SF DVX M VI AC IANVE D; castle, flanked by two stars, within a frame of fourteen double arches with rings.
Rev.: + CONRAD' REX ROMANORV3 F S; cross pattée, with three stars in the II, III and IV quadrants, within a frame of twelve double arches with rings.
Very fine.
Künker Auction 281 (2016), lot 1624; HessDivo Auction 315 (2009), lot 1143.
Reference: Lunardi 143; MIR 137
Rarity: Very rare.
Weight: 13.13 g.
Composition: Silver.
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Price realized | 775 GBP |
Starting price | 500 GBP |
Estimate | 1'000 GBP |