Italy
Venice. Pietro Gradenigo (1289-1311) gold Ducat ND MS65 NGC, Fr-1216, Paolucci-1. PЄ GRADЄNIGO DVX | • SM • VЄNЄTI, St. Mark standing right presenting banner to kneeling Doge left / • SIT • T • XPЄ • DAT • Q' TV | RЄGIS ISTЄ DVCAT' •, Christ standing facing, holding gospels and raising hand in benediction, surrounded by mandorla and stars. A stunning example of this issue, only the second Zecchino type minted in Venice. Sharply struck and perfectly centered, the surfaces are lustrous and bear no distracting marks.
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD