Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 95

THE NEW YORK SALE

Italy

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1425		Italian States. Ferrara. Ercole I d'Este (1471-1505). Gold Ducato, undated. 3.47 g. Armoured bust left. Rev. Christ, his right hand raised in benediction, rises from the tomb. (Bellesia 5b; CNI X, 9; Ravegnani Morosini I p.129 3; Fr 265). Slightly double struck on the reverse, with a strong portrait and traces of lustre, a very attractive coin. Very rare in such high grade. Extremely fine. Estimate $7,000UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,735
Lot 1426		Italian States. Ferrara. Alfonso I d' Este (1503-1534). Gold Doppio Ducato, undated, 6,85 g. Bearded bust right. Rev. Christ and the Pharisee. (Belesia 9a/c; Ravegnani Morosini 2; MIR 268; Fr 268). Some light wear, with attractive tone. Exceedingly rare. Choice very fine. Estimate $30,000UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1427		Italian States. Genoa. Ludovico Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (1489-1500). Gold Ducat, undated. 3.48 g. Stylized castle surmounted by biscione within polylobe of eight arcs joined by rosettes. Rev. Cross pattée within twelve arcs. (CNI III 4; Lunardi 146; Varesi 143; Biaggi 968; Fr 395). Some scratches on reverse. Extremely rare, not in the Pesce Collection. Very fine. Estimate $4,500UP Ex CNG Triton X, 9 January 2007, lot 1096, sold for US$7000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1428		Italian States. Milan. Berengar I (888-915). Denier, undated. Cross. Rev. Temple. (Biaggi-1391; MEC 1018; CNI, V,S.29.15; Dep 662). Choice very fine. Estimate $800UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1429		Italian States. Milan. Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1466-1476). Gold Ducat, undated. 3.51 g. Cuirassed bust right, bare head. Rev. Arms surmounted by ducal helmet, dividing the letters GZ and M, firebrands and buckets on each side. (CNI 14; Crippa 3; Mor 4; N-V 187; Fr 688 var). A couple of minor field hairlines on the reverse, a lovely example with a particularly handsome portrait. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate $7,500UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1430		Italian States: Naples. Charles V of Spain, 1516-1554. Gold Doppia, undated (1542). 6.75 g. Crowned and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Peace standing to left, holding cornucopiae and holding a torch with which she sets fire to a book and to some weapons. Traces of double striking on the reverse. (Pannuti-Riccio 5; Fr 831). Rare. Extremely fine/ about extremely fine. Estimate $3,800UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,130
Lot 1431		Italian States. Papal/Roman States. St. Leo IV with Lothair (847-855). Silver Denier, undated. Rome mint, 1.45 g. +SCS PETRVS monogram. Rev. +HLOTHARIVS, monogram. (Berman 26; CNI XV,1; Munt 2 var; Dep 867R; MEC 1, 1042-3). Toned. Extremely fine. Estimate $3,000UP Ex Künker 163, lot 238. Ex Triton XVIII, lot 1587. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1432		Italian States. Papal/Roman States. St. Nicholas I, with Louis II (858-867). Silver Denier, undated. 1.46 g. +SCS PETRVS, NICOLAVS monogram. Rev. +LVDOVVICVS IMP, ROMA monogram. (Berman 32; CNI 2; Muntoni 1). Rare. Very fine. Estimate $3,500UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1433		Italian States. Papal/Roman States. Johannes VIII, with Carlo II il Calvo (the Bald) or Carlo III il Grosso (the Fat). (872-882). Silver Denier, undated. Rome mint. Struck 881-882. Monogram. Rev. Draped bust of St. Pietro facing slightly left, holding cruciform scepter; S/C/S to left, P/E/TR/VS to right. (Berman 36; CNI XV 5; Muntoni 2). Rare. Very fine. Estimate $9,000UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1434		Italian States. Papal/Roman States. Benedict IV with Louis III (901-903). Silver Denier, undated. Rome mint. 1.05 g. Bust of St. Peter facing, S P at sides. Rev. Open hand, R O at sides. (Berman 55; Biaggi 204; CNI XV,6; Dep 867A; Munt-3). Very rare. Very fine. Estimate $10,000UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,800
Lot 1435		Italian States. Papal/Roman States. Giulio III (1550-1555). Gold Scudo d'oro, undated. 3.40 g, Rome. Arms, IVLIVS III P M A III. Rev. Draped bust of Christ left, nimbate, VIA VERITAS ET VITA. Irregular edge. (Munt 4; Berman 984; Fr 69). Rare. Extremely fine. Estimate $3,250UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1436		Italian States. Rome Senate. Brancaleone D'Andalo (1252-1255 and 1257-1258). Grosso, undated. 3.41 g. Rome mint. Lion left. Rev. Roma seated on throne holding a globe and palm. (Biaggi 2083; Berman 96). Bold strike, attractively toned. NGC graded AU-58. Estimate $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $767
Lot 1437		Renaissance. Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and Fano (1417-1432-1468). Cast Bronze Medal, 1446. 79mm, 159.1g, by Matteo di Andrea de' Pasti (active from 1441; d. 1467/8). Armoured bust of Sigismondo left, with surcoat, SIGISMVNDVS PANDVLFVS MALATESTA PAN F. Rev. View of the Castle of Rimini, CATELLVM SISMVNDVM ARIMINENSE M CCCC XLVI. (Hill, Corpus, 185; Pollard 29; Kress 62; Armand I, 20.12; Börner 32, 63; Hall I, 37; Pollard (2007) 29). A contemporary cast, pierced above head and the obverse with peck-marks and bruises. Very fine. Estimate $750UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $885
Lot 1438		Renaissance. Ippolita Gonzaga (1535-1563). Cast Bronze Medal, 1552. On her 17th birthday. 68 mm, 98.0g, by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (1515/1519-1589). Her draped bust to left, HIPPOLYTA GONZAGA FERDINANDI FIL AN XVII. Rev. Aurora riding through the heavens, VIRTVTIS FORMÆQ PRÆVIA. (Armand I, 241, 1; Pollard (Bargello) III, 722; Kress 438; Attwood 71b; Pollard (2007) 503). The surface with a number of peck-marks. Very fine. Estimate $650UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1439		Renaissance. Hercules. Cast oval Bronze Medal, undated. 38 mm x 33 mm, 48.3g, by Giovanni da Cavino. Powerful laureate head right, cast as if 'set' with the obverse of a coin of Bruttium (Kroton) with head of Hera Lakinia. The obverse a sharp casting. The reverse a most unusual flight of fantasy by the medalist. (cf. Attwood 298; Hill, Corpus, 411; Kress 411; Pollard (2007) 468). Choice very fine. Estimate $500UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. Normally with the reverse showing a messenger bringing the hero the shirt of Nessus, and because of the initials on the reverse attributed to 'The Monogrammist H B'. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1440		Renaissance. The Entombment and Lamentation of Christ, below Calvary, a slightly tapering Rectangular Cast Bronze Plaquette with arched top. Rossi (Scaglia) 82 mm x 68 mm, 106.1g, by Giovanni Bernardi (Giovanni da Castelbolognese, 1494-1553), signed IO. B.F. at bottom. The Madonna and four disciples lift the body of Christ into the tomb, two further weeping figures stand to left, above to right the three crosses with several figures around and, below, a horseman riding away towards the walled city of Jerusalem. An early cast, pierced at top. Extremely rare. Very fine. Estimate $1,000UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,416
Lot 1441		Renaissance. The Dictator and Consul Julius Caesar (100-44 BC). Uniface Cast Bronze Medal, after the Antique, 16th Century. 39mm, 38.1g. Laureate and draped bust right, lituus behind, DIVI IVLI. (V&T, Bargello 29/30; Pope Hennesey (Kress) 270, fig 58; Calveri 51, Bekker (Leipzig) 70). Somewhat concave flan, minute piercing below bust. Very fine. Estimate $250UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1442		Renaissance. The Dictator and Consul Julius Caesar (100-44 BC). Uniface Oval Cast Bronze Plaquette, after the Antique, 17th Century. 51mm x 40mm, 63.1g. Laureate and draped bust right, lituus behind, reverse incised "Julius". Very fine. Estimate $250UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $236
Lot 1443		Renaissance. The Emperor Galba (3 BC - AD 69; Emperor 68-69). Uniface Oval Cast Bronze Plaquette, after the Antique, 17th Century. 54.5 mm x 45.5 mm, 36.6g. Laureate and draped bust right, name stamped below, 'GALBA'. (cf Bekker (Leipzig) 204-206, for others of Claudius, Nero and Vitellius). Estimate $250UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1444		Renaissance. The Emperor Otho (AD 32-69; Emperor 15 January to 15 April 69). Cast Bronze Roundel, 16th to 17th Century. Set into a cast brass frame with integral suspension loop, total diameter 72.5mm (roundel alone 55mm), 118.4g, from a series of Roman Emperors. Laureate bust right, OTONE below, plain reverse. Very fine. Estimate $350UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $307
Lot 1445		Renaissance. Allesandro de 'Medici (1510-1531-1537). Cast Bronze Portrait Medal, 36 mm, 25.6g, by Domenico di Polo de' Vetri. Armoured bust right, ALex M FLO-RENTIAE DVX PRIMVS. Rev. Margaret of Austria (and Parma) (1522-1586), her bust left, seemingly signed P below bust, MARGARITA AVSTRIA (Att 771 obv, 932 rev). Very fine. Estimate $350UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. A curious 'mule', uniting husband and wife (married 1533-1537). It is normally found on the reverse of a medal of Ottavio Farnese, her first husbaundated. She was Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,062
Lot 1446		Renaissance. Tomaso Rangon (1493-1577), philologist. Complimentary Cast Bronze Medal, undated. 53 mm, 42.9g, Venetian School. Bearded bust right, THOMAS PHILOLOGVS RAVENNAS. Rev. Diaphonous woman crowns a bull with a wreath, VIRTVTE PARTA DEO ET LABORE. Pierced between head and second L of PHILOLOGVS, with a good portrait. (Attwood 436; Pollard (2007) 477; Kress 417a; Pollard, Bargello III, 750; Volt 502). About very fine. Estimate $450UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. Tommaso Rangone, born Tommaso Giannotti, called Philologus, Venetian scholar and patron of the arts. He taught philosophy and medicine at Padua. As physician to Count Guido Rangone he received the right to bear his name. In 1539 he moved to Venice, where he became a highly influential figure and a patron of Tintoretto, Sansovino and Vittoria. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $425
Lot 1447		Renaissance. Tomaso Rangone (1493-1577), philologist. Cast Bronze Medal, 1562. The Creation of the Milky Way, 39.5 mm, 22.4g, by Matteo Pagano. Bearded bust right, THOMAS PHILOLOGVS RAVENNAS. Rev. Jupiter, as an eagle, carries Hercules to suckle from Juno, A IOVE ET SORORE GENITA. (Attwood 236; Pollard (2007) 481; Kress 417a; Voltolina 512; Hill, Corpus, 502; Toderi-Vannel Medaglie 693; Arm II, 196, 20). Pierced through first L of PHILOLOGVS. Pleasant fine. Pleasant Fine. Estimate $350UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. Tommaso Rangone, born Tommaso Giannotti, called Philologus, Venetian scholar and patron of the arts. He taught philosophy and medicine at Padua. As physician to Count Guido Rangone he received the right to bear his name. In 1539 he moved to Venice, where he became a highly influential figure and a patron of Tintoretto, Sansovino and Vittoria. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $354
Lot 1448		Renaissance. Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos (c.1530-1571). Uniface Cast Bronze Medal, 1561. 70 mm, 58.5g, by Pastorino de 'Pastorini (c.1508-1592). His armoured and bearded bust left, Badge of the Golden Fleece suspended from sash, small ruff collar, signed .P. and dated 1561 on truncation, DAVALVS MARCHIO PESCARIA, beaded border. (Attwood 608a). Contemporary and superbly cast from a pierced original, even brown patination. About extremely fine. Estimate $650UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $797
Lot 1449		Renaissance. Marie of Austria (1528-1603). Cast Bronze Medal, undated. 64 mm, 57.7g, by Jacopo da Trezzo, unsigned. Bust left in plain dress with high collar and puffed sleeves, hair tied up and bejewelled, MARIA AVSTR REG BOEM ~ CAROLI V IMP FI. Rev. Allegorical female figure of 'Union' advances to left, holding spray of three barnches and crowns of the Holy Roman Empire trampling on weapons, CONSOCIATIO RERVM DOMINA. (Attwood 76; vMieris III, 271, 1; Armand II, 237, 6; Domanig 52; 769). With dull patina. Very fine. Estimate $800UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. Marie of Austria was Charles V's daughter, wife of Maximilian II, Queen of Bohemia. She twice served as regent of Spain. Attwood's attribution to Trezzo seems to be the final word, however others have suggested Pompeo Leoni and even Leone Leoni. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $708
Lot 1450		Renaissance. Domenico Fontana (1543-1607), architect. Bronze Medal, 1586. 40 mm, 34.4g, by Michael Balla (the medallist MB). Bust right, DOMENICVS FONTANA AMELINO NOVOCOMEN AGRI. Rev.Obelisk with legend to either side, CESARIS OBELISCVM MIRE MAGNIT…, 239.5 mm. / ASPORT - AVIT AT / QVE IN - FOR DE /PETRI - FELICI / TER ER - EXI AN / DMI - XXXVI and text. (Att 1007; Arm I/293,1; T&V, Medaglie II, 2362). A contemporary cast. Choice fine. Estimate $300UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. The obelisk is that erected in the piazza San Pietro, Rome. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $354
Lot 1451		Renaissance. Don John of Austria (1547-1578). Capture of Tunis from the Turks, Cast Silver or Silvered-bronze Medal, 1573. 41 mm, 26g, by Giovanni V Meloni. Bust left wearing armour with Order, high collar and ruff, IOANNES AVSTRIAE CAROLI V FIL AET SV ANN XXIII. Rev. Neptune standing on two dolphins, spear raised over supliant Turk, to right Turks flee, to left ships in the Bay of Tunis, VENI ET VICI, beaded border both sides (Att 289; Voltolina 573). Rare. Very fine. Estimate $1,000UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893 . View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1452		Renaissance. Marino Grimani (1532-1595-1605). Copper Portrait Medal, 1595. 38 mm, 21.7g, unknown Venetian medallist. Bust right, wearing tall cap, MARIN GRIMANVS DVX VENETIAR. Rev. Venitian Lion to left, SYDERA CORDIS, dated in exergue. (Voltolina 699; Börner 861). Very fine. Estimate $600UP From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $543