ITALY, Ferrara (Duchy). Alfonso I d'Este. 1505-1534. AV Scudo d'oro del Sole (26mm, 3.37 g, 8h). Final emission, 1526. Crowned coat-of-arms; rayed sun above / The cross at Calvary. Belessia 20/C; MIR 269; Friedberg 269. In NGC encapsulation 6864464-014, graded MS 63. Top Pop. A highly lustrous example. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Ponterio 35 (12 January 1989), lot 269.
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