Four Very Rare Venetian Ducati

Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 1025. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Nicolò Tron. 1471-1473. AV Ducato (3.47 g, 6h). S • M • VЄNЄTI down left, DVX/NICOL’ TRONVS down right, St. Mark standing right, presenting banner to kneeling Doge / SIT • T • XPЄ DΛT’ Q • TV RЄGIS ISTЄ • DVCΛT’ • (diagonal line through Q), Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; pellet between feet. CNI VII 13; Papadopoli 4; Paolucci 1; Friedberg 1235. Good VF, areas of weakness. Very rare.