Lot 32613 > Genoa. Biennial Doges gold Overstruck Doppia 1595 XF45 NGC, Fr-149, MIR-205/26 (R). 6.65gm. Expressing appealing centering with nearly the full outer border visible on the reverse, which is quite exceptional for the issue. All the more intriguing is that the present specimen appears to be overstruck on a Spanish 2 Escudos, almost certainly of Philip II (the first Spanish monarch to strike 2 Escudos), and likely from the mint of Valladolid, based on the clover-like shape in the angles of the underlying cross (cf. Cal-Type 64). Extremely rare as such, possibly one of just a handful of known examples. Ex. Coin Galleries April 2007 Auction (Lot 5447)

Lot 2613

Lot 32613 > Genoa. Biennial Doges gold Overstruck Doppia 1595 XF45 NGC, Fr-149, MIR-205/26 (R). 6.65gm. Expressing appealing centering with nearly the full outer border visible on the reverse, which is quite exceptional for the issue. All the more intriguing is that the present specimen appears to be overstruck on a Spanish 2 Escudos, almost certainly of Philip II (the first Spanish monarch to strike 2 Escudos), and likely from the mint of Valladolid, based on the clover-like shape in the angles of the underlying cross (cf. Cal-Type 64). Extremely rare as such, possibly one of just a handful of known examples. Ex. Coin Galleries April 2007 Auction (Lot 5447)

Category: Italy

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Lot 2613