303, Lot: 854. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Carlo Contarini. 1655-1656. AR Quarto scudo della croce – 35 soldi (27mm, 5.78 g, 4h). Gian Battista Zorzi, mintmaster. Cross fleurée with leaves in quarters; G B Z in exergue / Coat-of-arms. CNI VIII 9; Papadopoli 19; Paolucci 8. Fair, toned, glue residue. Very rare.

From a European Collection.