Triton XVIII, Lot: 1600. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Francesco Morosini. 1688-1694. AR Osella (35mm, 9.81 g, 6h). Commemorating the Lifetime Awarding of a Bronze Bust of the Doge by the Venetian Senate and Erected in the Sala d’Armi del Consiglio dei Dieci. Dated RY 4 (1691). · S · M · FRANC · MAVROCE · DVX ·, S. Marco enthroned right, blessing Doge, who kneels left, holding banner; (rosette) ANNO · IV (rosette)/· I · B · in two lines in exergue / MAVROCE · PELOPON ESIACO · VIVENTI · S · C · , half-length facing bust of Francesco Morisini, dressed as admiral and holding baton in right hand, set on coat-of-arms and military equipment; all set on ornate base with additional arms and banners behind. CNI VIII 119; Paolucci, Zecca 174; Werdnig 171. Good VF, attractive cabinet toning, minor die shift on obverse.