Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1878. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papal Coinage. Nicholas V (Tommaso Parentucelli). 1447-1455. AV Ducato (3.51 g, 9h). Rome mint. + NICOLAVS · · P · P · QVIИTVS +, papal arms; all within quadrilobe / · + S · PETRVS · · ALMA ROMA, St. Peter standing facing, holding key and Gospels; all within quatrelobe. CNI XV 3; Muntoni 4; Berman 326. Near EF.

Ex Luparello Collection.

The son of a physician from Sarzana in Liguria, Nicholas V originally served as a tutor, after which he received his theological education in Bologna. As Pope, he persuaded the last Antipope, Felix V, to abdicate, and crowned Federico III Holy Roman Emperor in Rome, the last imperial coronation to be held there. He is also considered to be the first Renaissance Pope and ushered in a new era of art, monuments, and public improvements.