FRANKISH GREECE AND THE ARCHIPELAGO:ACHAIA. UNCERTAIN 14th AND 15th CENTURY AEGEAN AREA ISSUES. Ducat in base gold in imitation of a Venetian issue of Andrea Dandolo. St. Mark hands the ducal banner to the doge, ANDE DANDVIO / S M VENETI / DVX (the D of DVX turned 90 degrees) Rv. Chr.ist in mandorla, SIT T XPE DAT O TV - ITOIS ISTE DVCAT (I and T turned 90 degrees). 3.43 g. Schlumb. Tf. XII, 34, Ives XII, 1, Coll. Slocum 840, Lunardi CS6.
Very fine
Ex G. Hirsch Nachf., München, Auktion 159, 21. 9. 1988, lot 4002.