Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 887. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CRUSADERS, Venetians in the Levant. AV Ducat (3.53 g, 11h). Imitating Venice. Uncertain mint. ‘Z Series’(?), struck in the name of Andrea Dandolo, 1344-1382. S/N/V/Є/N/Є/T/I D/V/+ ΛZD´R • DΛZDVIO (S retrograde), St. Mark standing right, holding Gospels and presenting flag (type 1) to Doge kneeling left; pellet to left of flag / STT +PЄ DΛTR TG T V • ROIS ISTЄ DVCΛT (S's retrograde), Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by elliptical halo containing four stars to left, five to right. Cf. CNI VII 37; Ives pl. XIII; cf. Papadopoli (Castellani) 16200; cf. Schlumberger p. 21 (additions) and pl. XXI, 19-22; cf. Gamberini 344 (Roberto d’Angio pr. Acaia). Good VF.

From the B.R. Bell Collection.

Similar type to the preceeding coin, except that the flag appears normal.