ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Anonymous issues. 15th century. AV Ducato (21mm, 3.38 g, 6h). In the types of Venezia (Venice). Rome mint. Struck during the reign of Pope Eugenius IV (1431-1447). St. Peter standing right, presenting banner to kneeling senator; Condulmer family coat-of-arms and rosette in field below / Christ standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 404 ; cf. CNI XV 660; MIR 179/27; Muntoni 134; Berman 152; Friedberg 2. Toned, hint of deposits, edge scuff, slightly wavy. VF. Rare.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Renaissance Coin, January 2018.

The final issue of the anonymous ducat series at Rome. It can be firmly dated by the family arms to the reign of Eugene IV, who introduced conventional papal ducats that replaced such Venetian-style anonymous issues.