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MONCASTRO: Genoese Colony, AE groschen, Asprokastron, ca. 1449-1455, F-VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
MONCASTRO: Genoese Colony, AE groschen, Asprokastron, ca. 1449-1455, F-VF
SOLD
220.00USD+ buyer's premium (44.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jun 16 @ 11:29UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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MONCASTRO: Genoese Colony, AE groschen, Asprokastron, ca. 1449-1455, MBR-575, bull's head flanked by rosette and crescent, star between horns // cross in center, ACPPK[ACTPO]Y, some pitting, F-VF. The colony was called Moncastro in Italian but also known as Asprokastron in Greek, Cetatea Alba in Romanian, and Akkerman in Turkish. It was annexed into the Ottoman Empire in 1484 and later became a part of the Russian Empire in 1812. Today it is the Ukrainian city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.