Italy
Florence. Republic gold Florin ND (1252-1303) AU Details (Reverse Rim Filed) NGC, 3.50gm, Fr-275, CNI-XIIa.15. +FLOR | ENTIA, large ornate lily / • S • IOHA | NNES • B •, cloaked, nimbate figure of St. John the Baptist standing facing, cross-tipped scepter in right hand. A glowing specimen with painstaking attention and intricate detail applied both to John the Baptist and the Florentine lily, and an astonishingly amount of the border intact, even with the noted rim filing, which is not uncommon for hammered medieval gold coinage.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 600-800 USD