CNG 106, Lot: 1018. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni II Cornaro. 1709-1722. AR Scudo della croce – 140 Soldi (42mm, 31.62 g, 11h). Alvise Minotto or Anzolo Malipiero, maestro di zecca, 1714 or 1719. Ornate cross fleurrée with central rosette; pellet at end of each bar; leaf in each quarter / Nimbate facing half-length Lion of St. Mark, forepaw supporting open Gospel, within shield frame. Paolucci 10; Davenport 1530 = KM (DAV) 1530. EF, underlying luster.