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LOT 3423
Italy. Milano (Seignory), Gian Galeazzo Visconti AR Pegione-Grosso da 1 1/2 Soldi. Struck 1382/3-1398. New coinage.
St. Ambrosius seated facing, holding flail and crozier; annulets flanking / Serpent to left, flanked by G 3 within quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. MIR 121/1; Crippa 4/A; MEC 12, 635-8. Very Fine.(2.28gr, 25mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3423
Italy. Milano (Seignory), Gian Galeazzo Visconti AR Pegione-Grosso da 1 1/2 Soldi.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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