Triton XIX, Lot: 2529. Estimate $2000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Urbino (Ducato). Francesco Maria I della Rovere, with Pope Leo X. First reign, 1508-1516. AV Ducato (21mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Struck 1513-1516. Armored bust right / Crowned eagle standing left, with wings spread, resting claw on coat-of-arms to left. CNI XIII 14; Friedberg 1197 var. (citing Julius II). Near VF, light marks, a little wavy. Very rare citing Leo X.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Bank Leu, October 1984.