Venice (1789-97) zecchino Fr.1445

Ponterio sale 177, lot 34274

This specimen was lot 34274 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $470. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Venice. Zecchino, 1789. NGC MS-64. Ludovico Manin (1789-97)." This type is among the more common types issued in Venice during the eighteenth century. This issue of Ludovico Marin (1789-97) ended the series as the Republic was occupied by Napoleon and traded by him to Austria in exchange for Milan. This doge also minted one quarter (Fr-1447), one half (Fr-1446), two (Fr-1444), five, six, eight (Fr-1441), nine, ten, twelve, twenty, thirty (Fr-1438a), fifty and 105 zecchini in gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.999 fine gold, .112 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-1445; KM C-140; Gig-73.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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