Venice (1494)-MPX mocenigo
This specimen was lot 698 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$476 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN Venedig. Agostino Barbarigo, 1486-1501. Mocenigo o. J., Venezia. Gutes vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Italy, republic of Venice, Agostino Barbarigo, 1486-1501, undated mocenigo, Venice mint. About Uncirculated, Extraordinary condition.)"
This mocenigo or lira has initials MPX, for Marco Pesaro, mintmaster in 1494. Agostino was preceded as doge by his brother Marco. A later Agostino Barbarigo was killed at the battle of Lepanto (1571).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.52 g, silver, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 6.47 g.
Catalog reference: Mont. 245.
- Rafaele Paolucci, La Zecca di Venezia, 2 vols. Padua, 1991.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
Links to:
- Venice (1478-85)-AR marcello, Giovanni Mocenigo
- Venice (1485-86) zecchino Fr.1240, Marco Barbarigo
- Venice (1486-01) zecchino Fr.1241, Agostino Barbarigo
- Venice (1487)-CK mocenigo = lira
- (1497-98)-IP marcello = mezza lira
- Venice (1501)-PC mocenigo, Leonardo Loredan
- Venice (1539-45) marcello, Pietro Lando
- Coins and currency dated 1494