The Earliest Dated Italian Bronze Coin

CNG 87, Lot: 1468. Estimate $200. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Antegnate. Giovanni II Bentivoglio. 1494-1508. Pattern Æ Testone (29mm, 13.31 g, 7h). Bologna mint. Dated 1494 in Roman numerals. Bust right, wearing biretta and cape / Legend and date in six lines. Levinson VII-7. Near VF, brown surfaces, some tooling. Rare.

From the Rye Collection.