CNG 100, Lot: 787. Estimate $1500. Sold for $13000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Modena. Francesco d’Este. 1629-1658. AV Mezza doppia (22mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Dated 1651. Bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. CNI IX 16; KM –; Friedberg 781. VF, slight waviness, scrape on reverse. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, November 1978.