Venice (1779-89)-AD ducato Dav-1567

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1821

This specimen was lot 1821 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €150 (about US$203 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIE, VENISE, Paolo Renier (1779-1789), AR ducato, s.d. Sigle AD (non identifié). D/ Le doge agenouillé devant saint Marc qui lui confie sa bannière. R/ Lion de saint Marc deb. à g. Fêlure du flan. Très Beau. (Italy, republic of Venice, Paolo Renier, 1779-89, undated silver ducat with initials AD. Obverse: the doge kneels before St. Mark, who offers him a banner; reverse: the lion of St. Mark to left, supporting the open Gospels, before a tower. Planchet cracks, Very Fine.)"

The SCWC mentions this type with initials AD (shown here), LAF, BC, RB, AF, FD, AO, AB, FR, AC and GF. It had a face value of ninety soldi.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.

Specification: 23.40 g, 0.826 fine silver, 38-39 mm diameter, this specimen is 22,61 g.

Catalog reference: KM 706, Dav-1567, Pap. 817, 45; Paolucci 26.

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.
  • Rafaele Paolucci, La Zecca di Venezia, 2 vols. Padua, 1991.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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