Venice (1638)-VD scudo Dav-4249
This specimen was lot 1435 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it sold for €120 (about US$192 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, VENISE, Francesco Erizzo (1631-1646), AR scudo della croce (7 lire), s.d. (1638), Sigle VD (Vicenzo Diedo). Droit : Croix ornée, cantonnée de quatre feuilles. Revers: Ecu au lion de saint Marc. Très Beau. (Italy, republic of Venice, doge Francesco Erizzo (1631-46), silver scudo of the cross (7 lire) without date, assayer VD. Obverse: ornate cross, four leaves in angles; reverse: shield with the lion of St. Mark. Very fine.)"
These scudi, like many Venetian coins, are not dated but, by judicious use of the mintmaster's initials, the date of issue may be narrowed to a few years, in this case, 1638. The type is not exorbitantly priced but is seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 31.83 g, .948 fine silver; this specimen is 31,60 g.
Catalog reference: Pap., 237, 49; Paolucci, 96, 9, Dav-4249.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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