Venice (1694)-FT leone Dav-4287
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This specimen was lot 21299 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Venice. Leone, (1694)-FT. Silvestro Valier (1697-1700). NGC MS-62. Admirably detailed with multicolored iridescence sitting atop glossy, minimally marked surfaces. RARE in this great condition and seldom seen at auction for the type." This type was struck 1694-1700 with various mintmasters; FT stood for mintmaster Francesco Trevisan. It was "Struck for use in the Levant" per the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.12 g, .739 fine silver, 42-43 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-4287; KM 429.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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