| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 986 Price realized: 15,000 USD (Approx. 13,739 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ITALY, Ferrara (Duchy). Ercole I d'Este. 1471-1505. AV Ducato (24mm, 3.49 g, 10h). Second emission, 1474. Armored bust left, wearing small ruff / The Resurrection: Christ rising from tomb, raising hand in benediction and holding banner. Belessia 6/B; MIR 250/1; Friedberg 265. Richly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6864661-001, graded MS 63. A high grade example. Very rare. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 755; Heritage 3037 (4 January 2015), lot 31208 (conserved since). This beautiful and rare type bears a delicate portrait of Ercole on the obverse and Christ rising triumphantly from the grave on the reverse. In 1925 Hans Nussbaum suggested that the reverse was derived from a 15th century fresco, attributed to the school of Pisanello, in the Oratory of the Annunciation in Ferrara. Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
