Venice (1615-17)-LV 1/2 scudo
This specimen was lot 23157 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Venice. 1/2 Scudo, ND (1615-1618)-LV. Giovanni Bembo. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. With offerings being seldom, this type can be considered VERY SCARCE in any condition. That said, this piece appears to be among the finest survivors, is sharply detailed with a round flan, pleasing old-time tone that intensifies at the edges and very signs of handling. Clear signs of a double strike can be traced on the obverse." The SCWC for the seventeenth century was recently revised to include this coin. Assayer LV (Leonardo Vendramin) operated 1615-17, hence the date range given for this issue. The silver mezzo scudo had a face value of 70 soldi.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.91 g, .948 fine silver, 35-36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-69.
- 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 August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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