Francesco Cornaro, Doge for 19 Days

303, Lot: 855. Estimate $100. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Francesco Cornaro. 1656. AR Quarto scudo della croce – 35 soldi (29mm, 6.97 g, 5h). Francesco Corner, mintmaster. Cross fleurée with leaves in quarters; F C in exergue / Coat-of-arms. CNI VIII 9; Papadopoli 17; Paolucci 9. Fair, toned, glue residue. Very rare.

From a European Collection.

Francesco Cornaro reigned as Doge for only nineteen days.