303, Lot: 891. Estimate $200. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni II Cornaro. 1709-1722. AR Mezzo scudo della croce – 70 soldi (37mm, 15.71 g, 1h). Alvise Minotto or Anzolo Malipiero, mintmaster. Struck from 1714 or 1719. Cross fleurée with leaves in angles; A M in exergue / Coat-of-arms. CNI VIII 46-9 var. (legend stops); Papadopoli 23; Paolucci 18. Near VF, toned, traces of glue.

From a European Collection.