ITALY, Correggio (seignory). Camillo & Fabrizio. 1580-1597. Æ Prova(?) del ducaton (44mm, 30.86 g, 8h). Confronted armored and draped busts of Camillo and Fabrizio / Coat-of-arms over cross fleurée. MIR 135. Double struck, edge splits, roughness on reverse. Near EF. Very rare.
Ex Nomisma S.p.a. 63 (1 July 2021), lot 595.
Though this fascinating large bronze is often described as a pattern, MIR notes that it appears in too great a number for that designation, particularly as rare silver strikings of the type also exist and are known to have been found in Turkey.