Venice (1715)-DD ducato Dav-1533
This specimen was lot 5616 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €700 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN, VENEDIG, Giovanni II. Corner, 1709-1722. Ducato o. J. (1715). Münzmeister Domenego Diedo. Vorzüglich. (republic of Venice, John Corner II, 1709-22, undated silver ducat. Extremely fine.)"
The Republic of Venice lasted nearly a thousand years between its foundation as a Byzantine outpost and its destruction by Napoleon in 1797. By 1715, Venice was in serious decline, her aristocracy decayed and her trade swallowed up by the British and the French. This type was struck 1709-21 with various mintmaster's initials. The coins are not dated but the mintmaster's terms were short, allowing collectors to narrow down the period of issue to a year or two. The catalog value is modest but they are seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 23.4 g, 0.826 fine silver, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 21.77 g.
Catalog reference: KM 475, Dav-1533; Montenegro 2347.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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