CNG 106, Lot: 1016. Estimate $500. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Piastra (43.5mm, 31.15 g, 4h). Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1684. Draped and cuirassed bust right / St. John the Baptist standing left, holding long cross and baptizing Jesus standing right in river Jordan; foliage around, dove above. MIR 329/3; Davenport 4212 = KM (DAV) 4212. Good VF, lightly toned, traces of luster, small deposits.