Ex Mallinson and Martinori

Triton XIX, Lot: 2511. Estimate $3000. Sold for $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Mantova (Ducato). Carlo II (III) Gonzaga,with Maria. Reggenza, 1637-1647. AV Due doppie (31mm, 13.14 g, 10h). Jugate busts of Maria, veiled, and Carlo, left / Crowned coat-of-arms within collar. CNI IV 6; MIR 678a; KM 161; Friedberg 578. Good VF, minor deposits, flan crack, double struck, edge bruise at 3 on the reverse.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Arnold Mallinson Collection (Spink 40, 6 December 1984), lot 164; Edoardo Martinori Collection (Santamaria, 24 November 1913), lot 1630.