347, Lot: 705. Estimate $100. Sold for $210. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1535-1554. AR Denaro da 25 Soldi (28mm, 7.84 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Personification of Po River reclining right on upturned urn from which water flows below, holding scepter on knee; to right Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar at left and holding scepter. CNI V 44/48 (obv./rev.); Crippa 12; MIR 285. Near VF, toned, numerous adjustment marks.
From the Michael Joffre Collection.