Live auction - fwo_550625 - ITALY - LIGURIA - REPUBLIC OF GENOA - SIMONE BOCCANEGRA Ducat n.d. Gênes

ITALY - LIGURIA - REPUBLIC OF GENOA - SIMONE BOCCANEGRA Ducat n.d. Gênes AU

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Estimate :	1 400 €
Price :	750 €
Maximum bid :	800 €
End of the sale :	03 December 2019 19:25:56
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Ducat

Date: (1466-1476)

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Gênes

Quantity minted : -

Metal : gold

Diameter : 21,5 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 3,53 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Bel exemplaire bien centré sur un flan légèrement irrégulier et voilé. Patine de médaillier

Catalogue references :

F.354a

Obverse

Obverse legend : + DVX. IANVENSIVM: QVARTVS. (CROISSANT DE LUNE).

Obverse description : Portail génois dans un double polylobe fleuronné ; un annelet dans les angles.

Reverse

Reverse legend : + CONRADUX: REX: ROMANO: P:.

Reverse description : Croix dans un double octolobe fleuronnée ; un annelet dans les angles.

Reverse translation : (Conrad II, roi des Romains).

Commentary

C'est Conrad II qui concéda le droit de battre monnaie à la cité de Gênes en 1139. Son nom est presque toujours présent sur les monnaies de cette ville en mémoire.
It was Conrad II who granted the right to mint coin to the city of Genoa in 1139. His name is almost always present on the coins of this city in memory