Venice (1779-81)-AF ducato Dav-1567

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Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 1331

This specimen was lot 1331 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €80 (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIE, VENISE, Paolo Renier (1779-1789), AR ducato, s.d. (1779-1781). Sigle AF (Alvise Foscarini). D/ Le doge agenouillé devant saint Marc qui lui confie sa bannière. R/ Lion de saint Marc deb. à g. Défauts de flan sur la tranche. Très Beau. (duchy of Venice, Paolo Renier, 1779-89, undated silver ducat, mintmaster AF. Obverse: the doge kneels before St. Mark standing and facing left. Planchet defects, very fine.)"

This type was issued 1779-89. None bear dates but the frequent turnover of assayers allows collectors to narrow down the time of issue to a year or two. Venice also issued silver ducatoni, scudi and talleri. By this period, Venice was a ghost of her former power, surviving only on the sufferance of her Austrian and Turkish neighbors.

Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.

Specification: 23.40 g, .826 fine silver, this specimen 22,45 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1567; KM 706 (formerly KM-C100); Pap. 816, 43; Paolucci 26.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Rafaele Paolucci, La Zecca di Venezia, 2 vols. Padua, 1991.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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