1781. ITALY, Trieste. Givardo II Aragone. 1255-1260. AR Denaro (22mm, 1.32 g, 1h). GIVΛR DVSЄP’, Givardo seated facing on throne, holding crozier in right hand and Gospels in left / ๘ CIVITAS • TЄRGЄSTVM, Agnus Dei (lamb of God) standing right, head left, wearing nimbus crown and cradling cruciform scepter behind. CNI VI 1; Biaggi 2722. Choice EF, toned. ($7500) Ex Triton XIV (4 January 2011), lot 1420.
1782. ITALY, Venezia. Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo. Doge, 1722-1732. AR Oselle (37mm, 9.65 g, 12h). Dually-dated RY VI and 1727. S ნ M ნ V ნ ALOY ნ MOCEИI • D •, St. Marco seated right, wearing nimbus crown and raising hand in benediction toward doge kneeling left, holding banner; in two lines in exergue, ნ ANN ნ VI ნ/•P•Q• / NON EST INVEN Ḧ SIMILIS ILLI, the Bucintoro sailing right upon the sea, surrounded by four gondolas; •1727• in exergue. CNI VIII 83 var. (obv. legend); Papadopoli -; Werdnig 208; KM -. EF, toned. Struck from a slightly worn obverse die. Rare. ($5000)
1783. ITALY, Venezia. Alvise IV Giovanni Mocenigo. Doge, 1763-1779. AV Quarto di ducato da due zecchini (29mm, 6.98 g, 1h). Domenego Gritti, moneyer. ᚯ S ᚯ M ᚯ V ᚯ ALOY Ḧ MOCENI • ᚯ D •, St. Marco seated right, wearing nimbus crown and raising hand in benediction toward doge kneeling left, holding banner; in exergue, ᚯ D • G ᚯ / QVAR Ṉ DVCATṈ VENET Ṉ, lion of St. Marco standing left, head right, wearing nimbus crown and resting forepaw upon open book; city model to left; in exergue, rosette between two stars. CNI VIII 17; Papadopoli 77 note; Paolucci -; Friedberg 1262; cf. KM (C) 62 (silver). Good VF, a few minor edge marks. Extremely rare type. ($2500)
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