440, Lot: 601. Estimate $100. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Domenico Contarini. 1659-1675. AR Quarto di ducato nuovo (29.5mm, 5.20 g, 1h). Marino da Molina or Marco Morosini, mintmaster. Struck 1663-1664. S. Mark seated right, presenting cross-tipped banner to Doge kneeling left; (rosette) M · M (rosette)in exergue / Lion of S. Marco standing left; tower to left; in exergue, rosette flanked by stars. CNI VIII 119; Paolucci 16. Fine, toned, slight double strike on reverse, green residue.

Ex Berk BBS 199 (29 September 2016), lot 436.