CNG 87, Lot: 1747. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Lucca. Republic. 1369-1799. AR Scudo (43mm, 26.76 g, 6h). Dated 1744. Crowned coat-of-arms; all within wreath / S. Martino on horseback rearing slightly left, wielding sword and giving cloak to beggar to lower right. CNI XI 801; Montagano 237/6; Davenport 1373; KM 53. In NGC slab, graded AU 55, darkly toned.