Live auction - fwo_1013048 - ITALY - FLORENCE - REPUBLIC Fiorino de 12 deniers ou 1 soldo, 1ere série (1230-1237) Florence
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| Estimate : | 1 600 € |
| Price : | 1 100 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 250 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 June 2025 18:22:41 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Fiorino de 12 deniers ou 1 soldo, 1ere série
Date: (1318)
Date: (1230-1237)
Mint name / Town : Florence
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 1,83 g.
Rarity : R2
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + FLORENTIA.
Obverse description : Grande fleur de lis épanouie.
Obverse translation : (Florence).
Reverse
Reverse legend : .IOHA-NNE. B .
Reverse description : Buste de Saint Jean Baptiste de face.
Reverse translation : (Saint Jean-Baptiste).
Historical background
ITALY - FLORENCE - REPUBLIC
(1189-1531)
Florence and Genoa were in 1252 the first two Italian cities to strike gold again in the West. Previously, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1197-1250) had minted, in Sicily and southern Italy, tari d'or and especially augustales and demi-augustales. The fiorino d'or and the genevino d'oro, which were practically pure gold (23 2/3 carats), had a theoretical weight of 3.50 g and very quickly became the coins used for international exchanges. The Florence florin ran for 10 soldi. In 1284, Venice created the sequin which weighed the same weight and had the same title. The first French gold coin, the écu d'or de Saint-Louis, created in 1266, was inspired by the florin of Florence although heavier (c. 4.00 g).
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