ITALY, Ferrara (Duchy). Ercole I d'Este. 1471-1505. AR Quarto – Testone (29mm, 9.68 g, 10h). Final emission, struck after 1498(?). Good VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 989. Estimated: $ 3 000

The J. Eric Engstrom Collection: Italy, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ITALY, Ferrara (Duchy). Ercole I d'Este. 1471-1505. AR Quarto – Testone (29mm, 9.68 g, 10h). Final emission, struck after 1498(?). Bare head left / Classical horseman riding right, with flowing cloak and extended right hand. Belessia 19/G; MIR 254. Some light scratches under delicate toning. Good VF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 556 (July 1992), no. 182.

This beautiful and rare type bears a delicate portrait of Ercole on the obverse and Christ rising triumphantly from the grave on the reverse. In 1925 Hans Nussbaum suggested that the reverse was derived from a 15th century fresco, attributed to the school of Pisanello, in the Oratory of the Annunciation in Ferrara.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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