4099

4099- Ferrara. Ducat, ND

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
4099- Ferrara. Ducat, ND
<Our item number 109452><B>Ferrara. Ducat, ND.</B> Fr-265; CNI-X,pl.XXX,8. 3.48 grams. 24.11 mm. Ercole I D&#39;Este Duca II, 1471-1505. Obv. Portrait bust left. Leg: +.HERCULES.DVX.FERRARIAE. <I>Reverse:</I> Seated haloed Christ with staff in left hand. Leg: .SVREXIT.XPS.REX.GLE. Lovely renaissance portrait ducat. Rare. <B>NGC graded AU-55.</B> <BR><BR>Ercole, listed as Hercules in the coin&#39;s legend, was one of the most important dukes of the Este family in Ferrara. He is known as a great patron of the arts, but was far less successful as a military leader, losing badly to Venice. He did increase the size of Ferrara and extended the walls of the city. A very important renaissance gold coin and exceedingly rare. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;7,000-8,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109452<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109452.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109452N2.jpg"> </P>< /IMAGES>