ITALY, Venice. Nicolò Da Ponte. 1578-1585. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.49 g, 12h). •S•M•VENET left; NIC•DEPONT; DVX between, St. Mark standing right, presenting staff to kneeling Doge / SIT T XPE DAT Q TV REGISISTE D CAT, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by elliptical halo containing fourteen stars. CNI VII 202 var. (reverse legend, O202/R -); cf. Papadopoli 1-10 var. (legends); Paolucci 1; Friedberg 1267. VF, traces of deposits, a tiny area of edge smoothing.
