Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 906. Estimate $400. Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009. Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Chios. Maona Society. Circa 1347-1533. AV Ducat (3.48 g, 6h). Imitating Venice. Uncertain mint. Struck under Philippo Maria Visconti, 1421-1436. S/•/P/Є/T/R/V/S D/V/+ • D MЄ•DIOLΛN´, St. Peter standing right, holding Gospels and presenting flag (type1) to Doge kneeling left; pellet below second D and in robe of St. Peter; star below St. Peter and Doge / • SIT:T: +PЄ (triple pellets) DΛT:Q´ TV RЄGIS ISTЄ DVCΛ • (• over ´), Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by elliptical halo containing four stars to left, five to right; star between feet. Ives pl. XI, 2 var.; Schlumberger pl. XIV, 14 var.; Gamberini 398 var.; Friedberg 4 var. (all refs. without stars). EF. Rare variety with two stars on obverse and star between feet on reverse.
From the B.R. Bell Collection.
A variety with a single star below the flag pole also exists.