| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1023 Price realized: 2,000 USD (Approx. 1,832 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ITALY, Milano (Duchy). Giovanni Galeazzo Sforza, with Ludovico Maria Sforza. 1476-1494. AR Testone (28mm, 9.58 g, 5h). Second period, circa 1492/3-1494. Armored bust of Giovanni right / Armored bust of Ludovico right. MIR 221; Crippa 3; MEC 12, 761. Pleasing iridescent toning, minor lamination on reverse. Good VF. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Described as 'some of the most beautiful coins ever made' the Milanese Testone by the goldsmith and medallist Caradosso portray on one side Giovavanni Galeazzo as 'a youth of ravishing beauty' and, on the other, Ludovico 'the archetypal wicked uncle.' As Porteous observed, 'the conjunction of the two on either side of the same piece in the years 1481-94 is dramatic.' Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
