CNG 100, Lot: 768. Estimate $1000. Sold for $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Guasttalla. Cesare I Gonzaga. 1557-1575. AV Scudo (23mm, 3.17 g, 11h). Struck 1570-1575. Crowned coat-of-arms / Ornate cross. CNI IX 1; Friedberg 457. VF, light scratches. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Stack’s (8 December 1988), lot 3235.