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The Execution of John the Baptist

CNG 85, Lot: 1402. Estimate $300.
Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Lira (29mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Dated 1677. Bareheaded, draped, and armored bust right / San Giovanni Battista kneeling right as executioner, standing behind, prepares to behead him; date in exergue. CNI XII 47. Good VF, toned.