Replica Grosso of Henry VII? Can anyone explain what I have here?

mirabela · April 24, 2015 8:20AM

As the title indicates, I'm 99.8% certain this is not genuine. But the case isn't terribly recent, either. Anybody know anything about these? Care to point me to where I could find out more? Thanks!

STLNATS · April 24, 2015 8:43AM

I think it's a replica grosso of Milan. Don't have my references at hand but I think the original is from the 14th century.

mirabela · April 24, 2015 8:50AM

From what I can gather, that's true -- but does anybody know the story on these reproductions? I haven't been able to locate any others -- whether sale records, discussions of them, or anything else. The case looks like it is at least 50 years old.

STLNATS · April 24, 2015 9:06AM

here's a discussion of the original link

Don't know the story of the restrikes but I have several well made and cased coins of the Papacy based on originals from the 17th and 18th century. My sense is that these were generally made in the 70s or 80s and were distributed by a Rome bank, I assume as advertising to better customers. The name on your case seems to be a Milanese commercial firm.

mirabela · April 24, 2015 9:12AM

Interesting, thanks much -- that's a start.

mirabela · April 29, 2015 11:27PM

Anybody else know anything about restrikes of these?

Replica Grosso of Henry VII? Can anyone explain what I have here?

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