Italy
Belgiojoso. Antonio I of Barbiano gold Ducat (Zecchino) 1769 MS64 NGC, KM-C2, MIR-13. A rare one-year trade issue from this tiny county located in Lombardy, this example displays needle-sharp detail around the legends and fully lustrous, semi-reflective fields that serve only to highlight the contrast between flat and raised features. While light, scattered signs of handling and an extremely minute die crack between the I in ANTON • I and • BARBIANI are to be noted for the sake of completeness and bound the given grade, this present offering hardly provides an occasion to complain--currently ranking as the single highest certified example from NGC.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 9000-12000 USD