First Papal Portrait on a Coin

CNG 94, Lot: 1808. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Sixtus IV. 1471-1484. AR Grosso (24mm, 3.13 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bust left / Coat-of-arms within tetralobe. CNI XV 63; Muntoni 14; Berman 451. Good VF, toned, a few light scratches under tone, lightly clipped.