| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559 | Auction date: 3 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 681 Price realized: 425 USD (Approx. 393 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ITALY, Toscana (Grand Duchy). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Piastra d'argento (43mm, 31.16 g, 6h). First series. Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1676. Armored and draped bust right / Christ standing right, being baptized by St. John standing left, holding long cross. MIR 326/3; KM (DAV) 4209 = Davenport 4209. Iridescent toning, numerous marks and scrapes, edge marks. VF. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Spink-Smythe (19 January 2011), lot 1035. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559 | Auction date: 3 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 682 Price realized: 475 USD (Approx. 440 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ITALY, Toscana (Grand Duchy). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Piastra d'argento (43mm, 29.20 g, 6h). Fourth series. Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1684. Armored and draped bust right / Christ standing right, being baptized by St. John standing left, holding long cross. MIR 329/3; KM (DAV) 4212 = Davenport 4212. Toned with traces of iridescence, a few light scratches, flan flaws, edge marks. VF. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Ponterio 22 (1 December 1985), lot 726. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561 | Auction date: 1 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 888 Price realized: 1,200 USD (Approx. 1,122 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ITALY, Toscana (Grand Duchy). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Piastra d'argento (43mm, 6h). First series. Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1676. Armored and draped bust right / Christ standing right, being baptized by St. John standing left, holding long cross. MIR 326/3; KM (DAV) 4209 = Davenport 4209. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 1908832-008, graded AU 55. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Heritage 3017 (10 January 2012), lot 28937 (hammer $1100). Estimate: 600 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1064 Price realized: 6,000 USD (Approx. 5,495 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ITALY, Toscana (Grand Duchy). Cosimo I de Medici. 1569-1574. AR Piastra d'argento (40mm, 32.03 g, 8h). Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1570. Draped and armored bust right / St. John standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding long cross. MIR 166/1; Davenport 8383. Richly toned, small flan crack, a few light marks in fields. Good VF. Very rare date. A beautiful Mannerist crown-sized coin. This piece finer than the MIR plate coin. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1124 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: ITALY, Toscana (Grand Duchy). Francesco I de Medici. 1574-1587. AR Piastra d'argento (43mm, 32.56 g, 6h). Firenze mint. Dated 1579. Draped and armored bust right / St. John the Baptist standing facing, head right, raising hand in benediction and holding long cross; forest in background. MIR 181/5; Davenport 8386. Toned, once cleaned, flan flaw, edge bumps. Good VF. Rare. Ex Varesi 61 (22 November 2012), lot 250. Estimate: 2500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559 | Auction date: 3 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 867 Price realized: 375 USD (Approx. 347 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ITALY, Toscana (Grand Duchy). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. Æ Medal (86mm, 188.7 g, 12h). By Giacchino Fortini. Dated 1720. COSMVS · III · ETRVSCORVM · REX, armored and draped bust right / DELICIÆ POPVLI DELICÆ DOMINI, young Christ standing facing, raising hands; to left, six putti; to right, St. Joseph standing left, holding flower-tipped scepter and lily. Brown surfaces, scratches. EF. Rare. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
