Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 3420

Price realized: 750 CHF   (Approx. 851 USD / 787 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ITALY. Toscana (Granducato). Cosimo III de Medici, 1670-1723. Piastra 1676 (Silver, 46 mm, 31.06 g, 6 h). COSMVS III D G MA DV ETRURIAE VI Cuirassed bust of Cosimo III to right, 1676 below. Rev. FILIVS MEVS DILECTVS St. John the Baptist baptizes Christ in the Jordan river; above, the Holy Spirit. Davenport 4209. Galeotti VII. MIR 326/2. Beautiful old collection toning. Light scratches, otherwise, good very fine.

Starting price: 150 CHF

Match 1:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 2Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 375

Price realized: 700 CHF   (Approx. 796 USD / 739 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


FIRENZE. Cosimo III de'Medici, 1670-1723. Piastra 1676 (Silver, 46 mm, 31.06 g). COSMVS III D G MA DV ETRURIAE VI. Draped and cuirassed bust to right; 1676 below. Rev. FILIVS MEVS DILECTVS. St. John the Baptist baptises Christ on the bank of the river Jordan; a dove above; branches and mountains in the background. CNI XII, 388, 7; Galeotti VII; Di Giulio p.108, n. 115 Ba; Ravegnani Morosini II, 383, 2; MIR 326/2; Davenport 4209. About Extremely Fine.

Starting price: 700 CHF

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 6549

Price realized: 1,200 CHF   (Approx. 1,364 USD / 1,267 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ITALY. Toscana (Granducato). Francesco I de Medici, 1574-1587. Piastra 1585 (Silver, 42 mm, 32.88 g, 6 h). FRAN MED MAGN DVX ETRVRIAE Cuirassed bust of Francesco de Medici to right. Rev. S IOANNES BAPTISTA St. John the Baptist standing in the wilderness. Davenport 8386. MIR 181.8. Nicely toned. Weakly struck, otherwise, about very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.

Starting price: 75 CHF