Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 890. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CRUSADERS, Venetians in the Levant. AV Ducat (3.35 g, 6h). Imitating Venice. Uncertain mint. Struck in the name of Giovanni Gradenigo, 1355-1356. • S/M/V/Є/И/Є/T/I D/V/✠ IΛ´ ORΛDOИI∞, St. Mark standing right, holding Gospels and presenting flag (type 2) to Doge kneeling left / • SITT ✠PЄ DΛT • Q • TV • RЄGIS ISTЄ DVCΛT •, 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 16; Papadopoli (Castellani) 16233; Schlumberger -; Bell 19 var. (different dies). VF. Rare.

From the B.R. Bell Collection.

A very close imitation of the original Gradenigo ducat style. Doge’s name misspelled.