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Long Beach Signature Sale 3042 17-18 Sep 2015
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Chíos. Anonymous (1343-54) gold Venetian Imitation Ducat ND MS65 NGC, Uncertain mint, Fr-38a var, Cf. Ives Pl. XIII. ΛZDR DΛZDVO DVX | SN VЄNЄTI, St. Mark standing right presenting banner to kneeling Doge left / STIT ΛRЄ DAT DCV | ΛQT IRΛRO DVDΛT, Christ standing facing, holding gospels and raising hand in benediction, surrounded by mandorla and stars. A later imitation, the legends being blundered more significantly than often seen, but remarkably well-preserved. Exactingly struck devices abide on surfaces nearly devoid of handling marks; glistening with bright, golden luster. Superb!
Estimate: 800-1000 USD
Chíos. Anonymous (1343-54) gold Venetian Imitation Ducat ND MS65 NGC, Uncertain mint, Fr-38a var, Cf. Ives Pl. XIII. ΛZDR DΛZDVO DVX | SN VЄNЄTI, St. Mark standing right presenting banner to kneeling Doge left / STIT ΛRЄ DAT DCV | ΛQT IRΛRO DVDΛT, Christ standing facing, holding gospels and raising hand in benediction, surrounded by mandorla and stars. A later imitation, the legends being blundered more significantly than often seen, but remarkably well-preserved. Exactingly struck devices abide on surfaces nearly devoid of handling marks; glistening with bright, golden luster. Superb!
Estimate: 800-1000 USD