Tuscan Florin

The Tuscan Florin was one of the few gold coins minted continuously for over three centuries, adapting to the whims of Tuscany's rulers without a single redesign for the first hundred years. That kind of stubborn consistency is rare in numismatics.

Weighing around 3.4 grams in its standard form, it featured the Florentine lily on one side and the grand duke's portrait on the other, with variations depending on the era. Early issues came from the Florence mint, using techniques that recycled metal from older coins, though exact sources remain murky.

Mintage figures are imprecise; what survived the archives often contradicts itself. If you're hunting one, expect wear from heavy circulation in trade routes.

Collectors sometimes mistake it for the original Florentine florin. It's not; think of it as the sequel nobody asked for.