CNG 93, Lot: 1602. Estimate $300. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Modena e Reggio (Duchi). Rainaldo III d’Este. 1695-1737. BI Mezzo Ducato (35mm, 11.51 g, 6h). Modena mint. Dated 1728. Bust right / San Contardo d’Este reclining left on hillside, holding filleted staff; city view of Modena to left; crown to right; denomination in exergue. MIR 832/3; CNI IX 118. EF for type, toned, areas of weak strike, some minor deposits in obverse fields, a few adjustment marks.