158, Lot: 295. Estimate $150. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Genova. The Biennial Doges. 1528-1797. AR Scudo (41mm, 25.99 g). Second Phase, 1541-1637. Dated 1607. Stylized castle surmounted by crown; crosses flanking, 1607 below /Cross pattée, four stars in quarters. Cf. CNI III p. 309, 5. Fine.

Lightweight, and lacking the magistrate’s initials on the official issues. Probably a contemporary copy, made for trade in the east.