Very Rare Papal Denaro

Triton XV, Lot: 1767. Estimate $10000. Sold for $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Hadrianus II, with Ludovico II il Giovane (the Younger). 867-872. AR Grosso (20mm, 1.16 g, 9h). Rome mint. + SCS PETRVS (S’s sideways), Adria monogram / + LVDOVVICVS IP (S sideways), Roma monogram. CNI XV 1 var. (rev. legend); Muntoni 1 var. (same); Serafini 1; Berman 33; Biaggi 2027. Good VF, toned. Great metal for issue. Very rare.