ITALY. Venezia (Venice). Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo, 1722-1732. Osella 1728 (Silver, 36 mm, 9.18 g, 12 h). S✱M✱V✱ALOYS - MOCENI✱D✱S✱ / ✱AN✱VII✱/✱B•G✱ St. Mark standing right, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and presenting banner inscribed DVX to doge, kneeling to left and raising his head toward the saint. Rev. IN VIRTVTE ET ABVNDANTIA PAX / ✱1728✱ Abundantia standing front, head to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left; to lower left, army; to lower right, galley. Montenegro 2479. Paolucci 211. Holed, otherwise, fine.
From the collection of a Swiss scholar, Leu Web Auction 19, 26 February 2022, 3899, ex Sincona 26, 14 October 2015, 3453.
Price realized | 220 CHF |
Starting price | 25 CHF |