278, Lot: 599. Estimate $200. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SWITZERLAND, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino. AR Franco (29mm, 7.50 g, 6h). Luzern mint. Dated 1813. Nimbate coat-of-arms within wreath / Soldier standing facing, resting pike on shied inscribed
XIX/ CANT. HMZ,
Schweiz 2-925a; Coraggioni pl. XL, 3. Superb EF, hairline scratches.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 64, lot 1602.
In the reverse exergue, FRANCO * was engraved over FRANCHI. This re-engraving is not noted in the references.