Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Chios, La Mahona, 1347-1566,
AR Gigliato, minted 1347-1390 (?), 28 mm, 3.38g
+*DVX*IAnVEn*QUEM*DEVS*PGAT*,
the Doge of Genoa enthroned, facing, star at neck, wearing headdress,
holding lily-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger/
+*CONRADVS*REX*ROMANORVM*,
fluery cross, lily in each angle
Lunardi S11 var., Schl., tav. XIV, 5-9 var., Lambros ---,
Extremely Rare (R3)
ex Spink, London, auction #63, 28-29 March 1988, lot #743
Posted April 2021
Note: This specimen is an Extremely Rare (R3) variety with a
star at the doge's neck and star stops in the legends.
Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Chios, La Mahone (the Giustiniani),
1347-1566, billon denier, minted 1512-1542 (?)
DVX IANVENSIVM, bust of the Doge of Genoa,
facing, wearing conical headdress/
+ CVNRADVS REX, cross
Lunardi S12 (minted 1347-1390?), Schl. XIV, 10,
Rare (R1), ex Lindgren collection
Posted January 2017
Note #1: The dealer mis-attributed this specimen as a colonial Venetian coin.
Note #2: The dealer dated this coin as 1512-1542 (?). This date was probably taken from an old reference book.
However, Lunardi dated it as 1347-1390 (?). In my opinion, the Lunardi date is probably more reliable.
Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Chios, La Maona, 1347-1566,
AR Quarto di Gigliato, minted 1390-1466, 16 mm, 0.69g
+ CIVITAS...S SIY,
castle with 3 towers, on polygon base,
all within circular border of dots/
+ CUNRA...,
cross within circular border of dots
Lunardi S14/S28 var., Very Rare (R3)
Posted January 2017
Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Chios, La Maona, 1347-1566,
AR Quarto di Gigliato, struck ca. 1390-1430, 17 mm, 0.72g
+ CICIT(?)...I*,
castle with 3 towers (or turrets), on polygon base,
all within circular border of dots/
+ CON(retrograde)RADV...,
cross within circular border of dots
Lunardi S16, Very Rare (R2)
Posted February 2021
