Triton XVIII, Lot: 1458. Estimate $300. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Chios. Maona di Chio. Filippo Maria Visconti. Duca di Milano, 1421-1436. AV Ducat (21mm, 3.51 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. S//P/Є/T/R/V/S to left, D/V/X and D MЄDIOLΛNI to right, · SIT T XPЄ · DΛT O TV · RЄGIS · ISTЄ · DVCTT ·, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars. Cf. Schlumberger pl. XIV, 14 (for type); cf. Ives pl. XI, 2 (same); cf. Gamberini 398 (same). VF. Well struck.
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