WORLD COINS, Italy, Venice, Francesco II d'Asburgo Lorena (1798-1805), Gold Zecchino, undated (1798), St Marco standing right, presenting banner to Doge kneeling left, rev Christ standing facing within mandorla containing sixteen stars, 3.54g (Pag 3; Mont 4 (R2); F 1516). Softly struck from slightly rusty obverse die, otherwise lustrous extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate: £3000-3500