Watch List notes:

ITALY. Ferrara. Ercole I d'Este, 1471-1505. Grossone (Silver, 25 mm, 3.79 g, 4 h). ✠HERCVLES DVX FERRARIE (HE in ligature) Cuirassed bust of Ercole d'Este to left. Rev. ✠✱DEVS FORTITVDO MEA✱ (ME in ligature) St. George riding right, slaying the dragon. Biaggi 771. MIR 257. A magnificent piece, beautifully toned and of fine style. Extremely fine.


From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern 3, 19-20 April 1985, 1066.