| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1026 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, Milano (Duchy). Lodovico XII di Francia. 1499-1500. AR Testone (28mm, 9.75 g, 2h). First period, 1499-1505. Crowned and mantled bust right / St. Ambrosius on horseback right, holding flail and reins; crowned coat-of-arms below. MIR 236/1; Crippa 3/A; MEC 12, 769; Duplessy 723; Ciani 997. Rich cabinet toning, slightly double struck on bust, minor edge marks. Good VF. Very rare. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Robert de Bourbon Collection (Auctiones AG 18, 21 September 1989), lot 20; Prinz Philipp von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha Collection (L. Hamburger, 20 February 1928), lot 5030. Louis XII seized control of Milan early in 1499, ousting the ruling Sforzas. Louis's coinage in his Italian possessions bear the first veristic portraits of a French king on a coin. Testons bearing Louis's portrait would follow in France some 15 years later. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
