Triton XIX, Lot: 2509. Estimate $5000. Sold for $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Mantova (Ducato). Ferdinando I Gonzaga. 1612–1626. AV Due doppie (28mm, 13.05 g, 5h). Dated 1613 B (in Roman numerals). Bust left, wearing collar and birreta / Two angels holding ciborium. CNI IV 3; MIR 577/1; KM 53; Friedberg 553. VF, toned, minor rim ding. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1984.