Italy, Milan. Giovanni Galeazzo Maria Sforza. 1476-1494. AR grosso da 5 soldi (23 mm, 2.77 g, 1 h). Under the regency of Ludovico Maria Sforza, 1481-1494. ' IOGZ ' M ' SF ' VICECO ' DVX · MLI ' SX, crowned helmet surmounted by a crested dragon left, devouring a person / + · LVDOVICO · PATRVO · GVBERNANTE, bust of St. Ambrosius facing between ·S· and ·A·. N&V 216; Crippa 5; MIR 223; CNI 58. Good metal and lightly toned. Good very fine.
From the Estate of Benjamin R. Bell.