| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1053 Price realized: 2,250 USD (Approx. 2,061 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Gregory XIII. 1572-1585. AR Testone da 3 giuli (30mm, 9.49 g, 11h). Ancona mint. Dated 1581. Bust right, wearing zucchetto and mantum / Christ standing facing, holding shovel, drawing away from Mary Magdalene kneeling right, extending hand to Christ; in exergue, coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero. MIR 1211/1; Muntoni 201; Berman 1213. Richly toned with flashes of iridescence. EF. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXVI.6 (June 1978), no. 8683. The reverse illustrates a scene recorded in John 20:15-17, where Mary Magdalene, weeping at the sepulcher after finding the stone removed and Christ's body missing, questions a figure she initially mistakes as a gardener about the body's whereabouts. She soon recognizes this figure as Christ, who tells her "Noli me tangere" ("touch me not") and directs her to inform others of the Resurrection. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
