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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4797049, member: 110226&quot;]Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin came by way of Charles Wyatt, who was a world coin dealer in the 1980&#039;s to early 90&#039;s or so.&nbsp; He was partners with Rick Ponterio when they held auctions as Ponterio and Wyatt.</p><p><br /></p><p>The story is that Charlie was on vacation in Vienna.&nbsp; That is where this coin was purchased and subsequently listed in one of his booklets.&nbsp; I still have a few of them and I wish I kept them all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed that the focus of this thread is Italian coins.&nbsp; I do not have too many of those.&nbsp; High grade Italian coins are quite hard to acquire.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I did encounter this coin online, and I was following it for a few months. Finally, I took the bait last month.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an example of a ducatone from Milan, struck under Philip IV of Spain and dated 1622, the first year of his reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins tend to be quite crude both in terms of strike and flan.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Italy, 1622</p><p>Ducatone</p><p>Philip IV</p><p>Milan</p><p>KM 43, Davenport 4001</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; Philip IV, facing right, wearing a crown and armor, legend: PHILIPPVS IIII REX HISPA</p><p>Reverse: Arms of Milan, crown above, legend: DVX ET C MEDIOLANI</p><p>31.7 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164856[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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