Venice (1741-51)-FP scudo Dav-1544
This specimen was lot 1942 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN Venedig Pietro Grimani, 1741-1752. Scudo della croce o. J. Gutes vorzüglich. (republic of Venice, doge Peter Grimani, 1741-52, scudo 'of the cross,' without date, good extremely fine.)"
By this period, Venice was a ghost of her former power, surviving only on the sufferance of her Austrian and Turkish neighbors. Scudi were issued to this standard until the end of the republic. Other large silver coins included ducatoni (= 124 soldi), talleri, ducati as well as a variety of gold coins, especially ducats.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.
Specification: 31.31 g, .948 fine silver, this specimen is 31.28 g.
Catalog reference: Paolucci p. 125, 13. Dav-1543.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 11, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2013.
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