Venice (1762-63) zecchino Fr.1408

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Sincona sale 13, lot 2619

This specimen was lot 2619 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$841 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Venedig Marco Foscarini, 1762-1763, Zecchino o. J. Selten. Sehr schön (Venice, doge Marco Foscarini, 1762-1763, zecchino without date. Rare, very fine)."

This type is among the more scarce types issued in Venice during the eighteenth century. 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: 3.49 g, 0.999 fine gold, .112 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.45 g.

Catalog reference: Paolucci p. 128,1. Fr-1408, KM C45.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
  • Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
  • [1]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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