Venice (1789-97) soldo

Stephen Album sale 38, lot 3522

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75320

The first specimen was lot 3522 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $261.80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "VENICE: Ludovico Manin, 1789-1797, BI soldo, crisp strike with traces of original luster, PCGS graded MS62." The second specimen was lot 75320 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[2] noted, "ITALY. Venice. 12 Denari, ND (1789-97) Ludovico Manin. NGC MS 63. The Doge is kneeling before St. Mark on the obverse. St. Mark standing within a circle on the reverse. Deep charcoal toning and a bold strike with noticeable underlying luster throughout. Incorrectly listed on the certificate as 12S, (soldi)." This billon coin had a face value of twelve bagattini. It is the only issue of this denomination for this ruler. While Venice is numismatically famous for her series of gold ducats, there is a long series of minor coinage which is frequently ignored. Small change for Lodovico Manin include a five soldi (KM 733), ten soldi (KM 734), a fifteen soldi (KM 735), an eighth tallero (KM 768) and an eighth scudo (KM 737). Twenty soldi made a lira.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.04 g, 0.031 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Paol-69-74, KM-732, formerly KM-C118.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
^[2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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