Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 1028. Estimate $30000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $42500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Nicolò Contarini. 1630-1631. AV Zecchino (3.46 g, 5h). S • M • VENET down left, DVX/ • NIC • CONT • down right, St. Mark standing right, presenting banner to kneeling Doge / SIT • T • XPE • DΛT • Q • TV • REGIS ISTE • DVCΛT’ (diagonal line through Q), Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing twenty-one stars; pellet between feet. Cf. CNI VIII 34; Papadopoli 3 var. (rev. legend); Paolucci 1. Good VF, slightly wavy flan. Extremely rare.