Duchy of Milan Double Ducat d'or 1499-1512 Milan Louis XII, Milan, Gold EF(40-45)

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Bust of Louis XII on the right, wearing a hood with a crown on it., Nimbate saint Ambrose riding a horse, galloping to the right, holding a whip; below, the arms of France interrupting the legend., Extremely rare and impressive gold double ducat for Louis XII of France as Duke of Milan, known in very few examples and virtually impossible to find for sale! Variety with the uncrowned shield of France on the reverse (Duplessy 721). It is very likely that the dies or at least the hallmarks used for the testons were reused for the gold coinage, which uses the same module and the same types, modelled on the iconography of Ludovico Sforza's double ducat and adapted by "Frenchising" it. The reverse replaces the figure of Ludovico Sforza in medieval armour, sword in hand, with that of Saint Ambrose, patron saint of the city, brandishing the whip with which he is said to have chased heretics out of Italy. The specimen we are offering for sale shows a fair amount of wear from circulation, as well as cleaning that has not removed some of the concretions still present in the legends. The incredible portrait of King Louis XII, a first for the period on French royal coinage, is nevertheless particularly noteworthy! From the collection of Doctor F., +LVDOVIC'·D G·FRANCOR'·REX, M-EDIO-LAN-I'·D-VX

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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