Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 911. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Local Issues. 19th-early 20th centuries. Three AV Ducats. Imitating Venice. Uncertain mint. Struck in the name of Alvise Mocenigo IV (1763-1778), or Ludovico Manín (1789-1797). All coins: St. Mark standing right, holding Gospels and presenting flag to Doge kneeling left / Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by elliptical halo containing stars. Lot includes the following: (2.71 g). Struck 19th-early 20th centuries. S/M/(horizontal K) /Z/I/H D LUCYOEELZ (partially retrograde), highly stylized St. Mark and Doge supporting pole topped by star / PCIDyOFFP PCIDyOFFP (partially retrograde), stylized Christ with hands raised before, all in closed elliptical halo with ten stars around. // (2.40 g). Same as previous / Stylized Christ in mandorla, legends effaced and replaced with wreath or floral sprays. // (2.40 g). Circa 19th–mid 20th century. “Jaya rama” written repeatedly in Devanagari, heavily stylized St. Mark and Doge / “Jaya rama” written repeatedly in Devanagari, heavily stylized Christ (or Hindu goddess?). Cf. Ives XIV, 3; cf. Papadopoli (Castellani) 16720.; cf. Mitchiner MM2. Coins Fair to EF, second coin previously mounted, third coin with suspension loop attached. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot.

From the B.R. Bell Collection.