Lot 01184

ITALY. Pesaro. Costanzo I Sforza, 1473-1483. Prova di mezza lira (Copper, 31 mm, 11.54 g, 10 h), struck to commemorate the building of the fortification of the rocca di Pesaro, probably by Gianfrancesco Enzola, 3 June 1474. [flower]:CONSTANTIVS⸰SF⸰DE⸰ARAGO⸰PISAV⸰D Bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Costanzo to left. Rev. ⸰SALVTI⸰ET⸰MEMORIAE⸰CONDIDIT︙ (=he founded it for both salvation and memory View of the Castle of Pesaro. CNi XIII, 2. Hill 299. Mor. III, p. 280, 2. Very rare. With a fine portrait of the young general, nicely patinated. Good very fine.

From the collection of a Bon Vivant, ex Numismatica Genevensis 6, 30 November 2010, 615.