Venice 1776-AMP osella KM-X350
This specimen was lot 207 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$2,114 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Italy - Osella Anno XIV // 1776 AMP, Silver, ALVISE MOCENIGO IV 1763-1778, VENEZIA Doge kneeling before Madonna and Child. Rev. ALOYSII / MOCENICI / PRINCIPIS / MUNUS A XIV 1776 Ex Cherry Tree Collection. PCGS MS63." Oselli are unique to Venice; they are medals in nature, serving as commemoratives or awards of merit, but often circulated as the republic did not issue much silver in this size. Hundreds of designs exist. The closest analog are the jetons of France, which began as reckoning counters but evolved into commemoratives similar to this. These dies were also used to strike KM-X349 in gold.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.79 g, silver, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 9.80 g.
Catalog reference: KM-X350, Paolucci 259.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- Rafaele Paolucci, La Zecca di Venezia, 2 vols. Padua, 1991.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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