Watch List notes:

ITALY, Venice. Coinage for the Ionian Islands and the Armed Forces. Circa 1686 and later. Soldo (Copper, 23.5 mm, 3.43 g, 1 h), Decreed 8 February 1686. ✶S•MARC• VEN✶ Half-length bust of the winged lion of S. Marco facing, holding Book of Gospel; in exergue, mark of value (I) flanked by stars. Rev. ✿/ISOLE/ E T/ ARMATA/✿ in five lines within simple dotted border. Gamberini 2058. Paolucci 815. Rare denomination. Very fine.

From a collection formed in the 1980s by a Specialist.