Tassarollo, Italian States, luigino, 1666-A. 2.08 grams. Choice full detail on both sides, which consists of a portrait of the ruler's wife on obverse and three fleurs-de-lis in a crowned shield on the reverse (modeled after a popular French coin of the time), attractively rainbow-toned and corrosion-free. Pedigreed to the Thomas Gray collection and formerly displayed at the ANA Money Museum's "Treasures of the Deep" exhibit (2014-15), also pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #617 and certificate. Recovered from: Unidentified ca.-1667 wreck off Sicily, Italy
Estimate: $125 - 200