CNG 100, Lot: 2198. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Ferdinando I de Medici. 1587-1609. AR Piastra (41mm, 32.53 g, 12h). Firenze mint. Dated 1587. Bust right / Crowned cross of St. Stephen framed by galero and balls of the Medici. CNI XII 9/10 (for obv./rev.); Davenport 8387. Good VF, richly toned, minor metal flaws.