Roma Numismatics Ltd. > E-Sale 118 | Auction date: 8 April 2024 |
Lot number: 2335 Price realized: 130 GBP (Approx. 164 USD / 151 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Italian States, Venezia (Venice, Republic). Imitative Francesco Donà AV Zecchino. Doge LXXIX, 1545-1553. Uncertain Eastern mint. FRAN • DON • S • M • VENET •, St. Marco standing to right, holding Gospels and presenting flag to Doge kneeling to left; DVX downwards in field / • SIT • T • XPE • DAT • Q • TV • REGIS • ISTE DV •, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing 12 stars. For prototype cf. Paolucci 1 and Friedburg 1250. 3.23g, 21mm, 11h. Near Very Fine; pierced. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 1695. Estimate: 50 GBP |