CNG 93, Lot: 1763. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Alvise II Mocenigo. 1700-1709. AR Quarto di leone da 20 soldi per la Dalmazia e l’Albania (25mm, 2.64 g, 12h). For use in Dalmatia and Albania. Benedetto Civran, mintmaster. Struck 1700-1701. San Marco enthroned right, blessing Doge kneeling left and holding banner; mintmaster initials in exergue / Nimbate Lion of S. Marco rampant left on waves, head facing, holding branch; to left, tower surmounted by penant; value in exergue. CNI VIII –; Papadopoli 81; Paolucci 23. VF, lightly toned, some roughness. Rare.
From a European Collection.