303, Lot: 871. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Alvise Contarini. 1676-1684. AR Quarto ducato (29mm, 5.12 g, 2h). Alessandro Contarini, mintmaster. Struck from 1679. S. Marco seated right, presenting cross-tipped banner to Doge kneeling right; A C in exergue / Lion of S. Marco standing left; tower to left. CNI VIII 93; Papadopoli 83 var. (legend stops); Paolucci 14. Fine, toned, faint scratches and glue residue on reverse.
From a European Collection.