CNG 91, Lot: 1173. Estimate $500. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Antegnate. Giovanni II Bentivoglio. 1494-1508. Æ Pattern Testone (29mm, 13.31 g, 7h). Bologna mint. Dated 1494 in Roman numerals. Bust right, wearing biretta and cape / • MA/XIMILIANI/IMPERATORIS/• MVNVS •/MCCCCLXXXX/IIII • in six lines. Levinson VII-7; MIR -; CNG 87, 1468. Near EF, brown patina. An exceptional specimen.