CNG 93, Lot: 1777. Estimate $300. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Ludovico Manin. 1789-1797. AR Scudo della croce (44mm, 30.77 g, 11h). Giacomo Foscarini, mintmaster. Struck 1789. 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 VIII 9; Papadopoli 18; Paolucci 20. VF, toned. Possibly overstruck on uncertain undertype.

From a European Collection.