ITALY. Parma & Piacenza. Doppia, 1612-PP. Ranuccio I Farnese. NGC EF Details--Polished. Fr-906; KM-MB-37. Struck for Piacenza. Obverse: RANVT FAR PLA P DVX IV S R E CON P, bareheaded and armored bust left; Reverse: PELLIT ET ATRAHIT, personification of the winds blowing clouds leftward. Still presenting great detail, this INCREDIBLY RARE offering is seemingly unrivaled even in light of the polishing to its surfaces. The allegorical nature of the reverse in particular grabs the gaze of the viewer, the wildly disheveled hair of the winds billowing behind as its blows forth a mighty gust. An ultimate piece for those assembling alluring rarities in gold.
