Venice 1792 tallero Dav-1575
This specimen was lot 72095 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Venice. Tallero, 1792. Lodovico Manin. PCGS AU-50 Gold Shield. Struck for use in the Levant. Quite SCARCE when encountered this attractive, the present example offers a deep tone with a wholesome overall appearance." 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: Dav-1575; KM-747.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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