CNG 106, Lot: 1000. Estimate $4000. Sold for $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Urban VIII. 1623-1644. AV Scudo d’oro (16mm, 7h). Rome mint. Coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / Confronted nimbate and draped busts of Sts. Peter and Paul. Muntoni 11; Berman 1699; KM 105; Friedberg 123a (Vatican). In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Very rare – the sole example on CoinArchives.

Ex Fitzgerald Collection (Heritage 241522, 31 May 2015), lot 65038 (hammer $9500).