ITALY, Venice. Coinage for Candia (Crete). Giovanni Cornaro, 1624-1630. 60 Tornesi or 4 Soldi (Billon, 30 mm, 5.72 g, 10 h). TOPNEΣIA/ EΞHNTA in two lines; above, rosette between two stars; below rosette; the whole within dotted circle; around, ✶IΩAN• KOPNHΛIOΣ Ο ΔOYΞ. Rev. O AΓIOΣ MAPKOΣ✶ Winged lion of S. Marco standing left, with Book of Gospel; in exergue value, (IIII) between two stars. CNI VIII, 166. Paolucci 892. Papadopoli 131. Unusual nice details for the issue; a lovely example. Good very fine.
From a collection formed in the 1980s by a Specialist.