| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 991 Price realized: 9,500 USD (Approx. 8,701 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). Alfonso I d'Este. 1505-1534. AR Quarto – Testone (29mm, 9.74 g, 10h). Second emission, struck 1509. Armored bust left, with beard / Romanesque Samson seated left on curule chair, holding lion head from which a swarm of bees flies forth; stump entwined by serpent to left. Belessia 11/B; MIR 271. Richly toned, small mark behind head, some light cabinet friction. EF. Rare. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from C. Subak, February 1985. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
