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25 October 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 1500 CHF
Hammer Price:  1200 CHF
Lot 65

Italy, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. Medal (Bronze, 48mm, 41.78 g 12), by G. F. Travani (fl. 1634-1675), 1666. COSMVS III PRINC AETRVR Armored and draped bust of Cosimo III to left; on truncation, 1666; below, .I.F.T Rev. CERTA FVLGENT SIDERA (= the stars shine certain, ex Horace, Odes II-xvi) Ship sailing on calm sea to right; above sun with the astrological sign for Jupiter; at the bottom of the waves below the ship, TRAVANVS. Forrer, BDM VI, 130. Sharply struck and most attractive. Attractively toned. Minor die break on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.


Cosimo III, the penultimate Medici Grand Duke, was a curiously unpleasant character. Of some promise when young, he became ever more conservative and religious, banning a remarkable number of activities and people who were happily tolerated elsewhere. Perhaps the most lasting of his actions was the establishment in 1716 of a specific zone for the production of chianti: this continued until 1932 when it was expanded. When he died the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an economic ruin, wracked by ultra conservative laws.

Online bidding closes: 25 Oct 2011, 00:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 17:05:19 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1200 CHF

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