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FRANCE, Provincial. Besançon (Free imperial city). nomine Ferdinand III. 1619-1637. AV 2 Ducats (32mm, 6.82 g, 6h). Struck 1642-1664. Laureate and armored bust right, wearing ruff / Crowned double-heaed eagle within coat-of-arms on breast; all within border of alternating coats-of-arms and ornate lis. Duplessy, Féodales –; Poey d'Avant –; KM 40; Friedberg –. In NGC encapsulation 5783259-004, graded AU 50. Very rare. Only 27 annually distributed during their period of production.
Ex Pesce (17 October 1985), lot 155.
These extremely rare gold issues, particular to Besançon, were specially minted for an annual distribution to the fourteen governors in charge of the mint. Curiously, the city used the portrait and titles of the sitting Holy Roman Emperor, rather than those of the late Charles V, as with all other issues. The special coinage and distribution ceased when Besançon converted to the French monetary system in 1676.
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Triton XXVI – Session Four – Lots 991-1315 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
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