Dalmatia and Albania (1684-91) 2 soldi

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72044

This specimen was lot 72044 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Venice. Dalmatia & Albania. 2 Soldi (Gazzetta), ND (1684-91). NGC VF-30. Struck for Venice's possessions across the Adriatic Sea, Dalmatia and Albania, this moderately handled example features deep reddish-brown surfaces." Venice held Dalmatia from medieval times to the end of the republic in 1797, when it passed to Austria.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.23-7.71 g, copper, 28-31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-5.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• (1684-88) zecchino
• (1688) scudo
• (1705-06)-BG leone, for Dalmatia and Albania
• Dalmatia and Albania (1796-97) soldo
• Coins and currency dated 1684