Venice (1571) 10 soldi

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45181

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45181 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Venice. 10 Soldi (Lirazza), ND (ca. 1571). PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, AU Details Gold Shield. An anonymous civic issue, struck by decree of January 5, 1571. A very boldly struck example of a typically crude type, with some roughness on the obverse surfaces but very clear design detail on both sides. The toning of the obverse is dark gray, almost charcoal, while the reverse is much lighter."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Paolucci-725.

Source:

• Rafaele Paolucci, La Zecca di Venezia, 2 vols. Padua, 1991.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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