Watch List notes:

CRUSADERS. Principality of Achaea. Robert de Taranto, 1333-1364. Ducat (Gold, 22 mm, 3.56 g, 7 h), imitating Venice, struck in the name and types of Andrea Dandolo (1343-1354). S/N/V/Є/N/Є/TTT/I - D/V/X - ANDR DANDOVI St. Mark standing right, holding book of Gospels and presenting banner to Doge kneeling left. Rev. ZT•TIT X•PЄ DATOV ROIZ IZTЄ D.V.CΛT• Christ Pantokrator standing facing within mandorla with nine stars. CNG 100 (2015), 493 var. (slightly differing legends). Cf. Gamberini 344. A lustrous and very sharply struck piece. Good extremely fine.


From a Swiss collection.