How much was Duccio promised for painting the Rucellai Madonna?

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Duccio: The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints — Duccio *The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints*, central panel of the *Maestà*, tempera on wood panel by Duccio, 1308–11; in the Siena Opera della Metropolitana, Italy.

For painting the Madonna Rucellai, Duccio was promised a payment of 150 florins.1

The contract, commissioned on April 15, 1285, by the Compagnia dei Laudesi at the church of Santa Maria Novella, stipulated that the work had to be a "most beautiful picture" with a gold border. If the final painting was not considered satisfactory, the artist would receive no reimbursement.1