Venice (1741-51)-FP scudo Dav-1544

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Sincona sale 11, lot 1942
Pegasus Auction 8, lot 253

The first specimen was lot 1942 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIEN Venedig Pietro Grimani, 1741-1752. Scudo della croce o. J. Gutes vorzüglich. (republic of Venice, doge Peter Grimani, 1741-52, scudo 'of the cross,' without date, good extremely fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 253 in Pegasus Auction 8 (Malmö, Sweden, November 2023) where it sold for 1,200 EUR (about US$1,571 including buyer's fees). The lot description noted, "Italy, Venice, Pietro Grimani, Scudo ND (1741-52) FP, Silver, Light lustrous toning, NGC MS 61." By this period, Venice was a ghost of her former power, surviving only on the sufferance of her Austrian and Turkish neighbors. Scudi were issued to this standard until the end of the republic. Other large silver coins included ducatoni (= 124 soldi), talleri, ducati as well as a variety of gold coins, especially ducats.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.

Specification: 31.83 g, 0.948 fine silver, the first specimen is 31.28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 583, Paolucci p. 125, 13. Dav-1544.

Sources:

  • 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 11, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2013.

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