Venice 1789 tallero Dav-1575

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 21304

This specimen was lot 21304 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Venice. Tallero, 1789. Lodovico Manin (1789-97). NGC MS-62. Slate gray toned in the centers with blue-green highlights around portions of the raised surfaces. Minor annealing flecks, as well as a curved mark that runs through the female bust and appears to pre-exist striking, contribute to the grade." The Duchy of Venice was actually an oligarchy nominally ruled by an elected doge. Venetian independence was terminated by the Napoleonic invasions and the area fell to Austria in 1797. This type, the last one before annexation, is recorded for 1789-97. Similar talleros were issued beginning in 1756.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.56 g, 0.835 fine silver, 40-41 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 747 (formerly KM C-137); Pap-36. Dav-1575.

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.
^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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Venice 1789 tallero Dav-1575

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