Cretan War Issue

CNG 100, Lot: 2206. Estimate $750. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). temp. Francesco Molino. 1646-1655. CU 10 Gazzette (27mm, 5.59 g, 12h). Candia (Crete) mint. Dated 1647. Forepart of winged lion left, holding Molino family coat-of-arms / Grimani family arms. Papadopoli 56; Paolucci 880 var. (no mark of value on obv.). VF, brown patina, areas of flat strike. Rare Cretan War issue.

Known as “moneta Grimani,” such Cretan War token pieces were authorized by the Venetian Captain General Giovanni Battista Grimani.