ITALY. Venice. Ducat, ND. Nicolo Trono (1471-74). NGC MS-62.
Fr-1235; Paolucci 45/1 (R3). Possessing surfaces that are bright and lustrous with a touch of highpoint softness that avoids blunting the visually important heads of the doge, St. Mark and Christ. VERY RARE as a type and from a numismatically interesting doge as well, he responsible for being the first Venetian to issue a coin with the ruler's portrait, the silver Tron, which later developed into the Lira. NGC MS-62.
Estimate: $9000.00- $10000.00