CNG 93, Lot: 1736. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Marino Grimani. 1595-1606. AR Scudo della croce (42mm, 31.80 g, 6h). Mattio Vitturi, mintmaster. Struck September 1596-June 1597. Ornate cross fleurrée with central rosette; pellet at end of each bar; leaf in each quarter; mintmaster initials in exergue / Nimbate facing half-length Lion of S. Marco, forepaw supporting open Gospel, within shield frame; value in exergue. CNI VII 40; Papadopoli 76; Paolucci 12. Good VF, lustrous, small edge split.

From a European Collection.