CNG 87, Lot: 1844. Estimate $500. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni Gradenigo. Doge, 1355-1356. AV Ducato (20mm, 3.51 g, 3h). ·/S/·/M/·/V/Є/N/Є/T/I D/V/X IO GRADONIGO, S. Marco standing right, wearing nimbus crown and receiving banner from Doge kneeling left / · SIT · T · XPЄ · DAT’ · Q · TV RЄGIS · ISTЄ · DVCAT’, Christ standing facing, holding Gospel book, raising hand in benediction, and wearing nimbus crown, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars. CNI VII 17; Papadopoli 1; Paolucci 1; Biaggi 2827; Friedberg 1223. VF, flan slightly wavy. Rare.