Hi all! I recently bought this coin in a small lot at auction. After some research, I've worked out that it is probably a luigino, minted in 1669. However, I'm struggling to find out what the exact type is. The only thing about the type was an old article here written in 1890: https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Tre_luigini_inediti_di_Campi (yes I know WikiSource probably isn't the best). The coin that matches mine exactly is the third one down. I tried looking for other examples (with Google, acsearch etc.), but I couldn't find any similar examples with this obverse or anything else about it. Obverse: IVLIA • M • PRINCIP • CAMPI Reverse: PLVRA • GERMINAT BON • 21mm, 1.88g Does anyone know of any other examples I can compare this too? Many thanks!
The 3rd Edition of Krause Mishler World Coins 1601-1700 has a listing for Campi under Italian states for this coin.It pictures one coin but says there are 14 varieties known.It is listed as KM#3.I did a little looking around in auctions and although there are Campi Luiginos listed the reverse legend on yours wasn’t found. I think they are all scarce to rare and yours might be more on the elusive end of things.
