Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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ITALY. Tuscany. Teston (40 Soldi), ND (1532-37). Alessandro de' Medici. PCGS EF-45.
MIR-103. Dies by Benvenuto Cellini. A RARE and highly artistic issue, this example ranks high amongst those seen, with surfaces that are both attractively toned and free from significant forms of handling. Displaying finer surface quality, and a slightly finer grade (EF-45 vs. VF-35) than the last example we sold in January 2019, which brought $4,800.
MIR-103. Dies by Benvenuto Cellini. A RARE and highly artistic issue, this example ranks high amongst those seen, with surfaces that are both attractively toned and free from significant forms of handling. Displaying finer surface quality, and a slightly finer grade (EF-45 vs. VF-35) than the last example we sold in January 2019, which brought $4,800.
Alessandro was the last Medici from the senior branch of the family to rule Florence and was made duke of Florence by Charles V in 1532. He was murdered by a cousin in 1537 and was succeeded by another cousin, Cosimo, who became the first grand duke of Tuscany.
Estimate: $4000 - $6000