Venice (1722-32) zecchino Fr.1379

Spink sale 9031, lot 99

This specimen is lot 99 in Spink sale 9031 (London, November 2009). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italy, Venice, Alvise III Mocenigo (1722-32), Zecchino, undated, Doge kneeling before St. Mark, rev. Christ in mandorla, good very fine, some lustre." This type is among the more common types issued in Venice during the eighteenth century. This doge also minted one quarter, one half, four, ten, twenty-five, fifty and sixty zecchini in gold. The issue of Ludovico Marin (1789-97) ended the series as the Republic was occupied by Napoleon and traded by him to Austria in exchange for Milan.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr. 1379; P.7.

Source:

• ^[1]Bishop, Richard, and William MacKay, Ancient, English and Foreign Coins, and Commemorative Medals, London: Spink, 2009.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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