Italy
Venice. Lorenzo Celsi (1361-1365) gold Ducat ND AU58 NGC, Fr-1225, CNI-VIIa.17var (pellet placement). LAVR • CЄLSI | S | • M | • V | E | N | E | T | I, Doge kneeling left before St. Mark (standing right), receiving banner, DVX (stacked) to right / • SIT • T • XPЄ (pellet above Є) DAŦ Ꝗ • TV | RЄGIS ISTЄ • DVCAT, Christ in glory (surrounded by mandorla) standing facing, book of Gospels in left hand, raising right in benediction, 4 stars to left, 5 to right. A somewhat scarcer doge, the piece at hand exhibiting a delightful texture to the fields resulting from a combination of flow lines and die polish lines.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 500-700 USD