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This specimen was lot 940 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy, Venice|VENICE]]: Alvise Contarini, 1676-1684, AR scudo della croce, ND (1679-81), initials GZ, light peripheral toning, XF." This type was struck 1676-81 under four different mintmasters, whose initials (GZ = Gerolamo Zorzi in this case) can be used to date the coin. Occasionally, scudo dies were used to strike presentation pieces in [[Venice (1688)-AG scudo Dav-4278|gold]].

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 31.82 g, 0.948 fine silver, 43-44 mm diameter, this specimen 31.51 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-360, Paol-4. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4272]].

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974.
* Rafaele Paolucci, ''La Zecca di Venezia,'' 2 vols. Padua, 1991.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, ''Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Venice (1665-67)-GR scudo Dav-4263|(1665-67)-GR ''scudo della croce'']]
* [[Venice (1676-84) zecchino Fr.1338|(1676-84) ducat]]
* [[Venice (1679-81)-GZ 2 scudi Dav-4271|(1679-81)-GZ ''due scudo della croce'']]
* [[Venice 1681-GM osella]]
* [[Venice (1688)-AG scudo Dav-4278|(1688)-AG ''scudo della croce'', struck in gold]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1679]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 55]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]]

Venice (1679-81)-GZ scudo Dav-4272 - Revision history

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