THE COIN COLLECTOR - World eBook Library

UNIQUE OR REMARKABLE COINS
Italy .... The Ostrogothic regal copper nummi with
portraits.
The gold coins of the Lombard kings.
Holy See . . . The earliest papal danari (8th century), and
copper (15th century).
The Roman money of the interregna (1049-
1362, 1527-28).
The 5-sequin piece of Clement VII. (1525).
The earliest scudo di argento (1585).
Venice .... The first gold ducat under Giovanni Dandolo,
Doge of Venice (about 1284).
The lira and bagattino or sesino Tron.
The multiples of the gold ducat (2 to 100).
The gold oselle and double oselle.
Any patterns.
Savoy .... Any deniers or other money prior to Um-
Monaco .
. . Any
berto II. (1080-1108).
The silver scudo of Carlo II. (1504).
The heavy gold of the 17th century (2 to 20
scudi).
The coins of Emmanuel Filiberto (the Duke
connected with Chillon).
coins prior to Onorato II. (1605-62).
Florence or The grosso della volpe.
Tuscany The grossone of 1530 of Nicolo Guicciardini,
Gonfalionere of Florence.
The grossone of Alessandro de' Medici, engraved
by Cellini.
The piastro di oro of Ferdinando II. (1610)
engraved by Scipione Mola.
Bologna . . . The zecchino in gold of Giovanni II., Benti-
voglio, with his portrait.
Ferrara . . . The coins of Borso d'Este, first Duke (1450-
Mirandola . . The
71).
The gold and copper money of Ercole I.
(1471-1502).
double zecchino in gold of the learned
Gio. Francesco Pico, Signore of Mirandola.
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