ITALY. Firenze. Repubblica, 1189-1532. Fiorino di stella da 12 denari (Silver, 19 mm, 1.59 g, 3 h). ✠FLORENTIA Fleur de lis. Rev. ✠S IOHANNE B Bust of St.John, nimbate, facing, raising his right hand in benediction and holding cross in his left. Biaggi 783. MIR 38. Beautifully toned and exceptionally well preserved. Light doubling, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Monetarium FPL 29, summer 1979, 664.