CNG 93, Lot: 1750. Estimate $400. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Bertuccio Valiero. 1656-1658. AR Scudo della croce (42mm, 31.62 g, 1h). Bernardino Vizzamano, mintmaster. Struck 1656-1658. Ornate cross fleurrée with central rosette; pellet at end of each bar; leaf in each quarter; mintmaster initials in exergue / Nimbate facing half-length Lion of S. Marco, forepaw supporting open Gospel, within shield frame; value in exergue. CNI VIII 21; Papadopoli 18; Paolucci 7. VF. Rare.

From a European Collection.