ITALY, Venice. Coinage for The Peloponnesos (the Morea) and the Armed Forces. Circa 1688 and later. Soldo (Copper, 23.5 mm, 3.33 g, 1 h), Decreed 24 January 1688 and 10 February 1691. ✶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. ✿/ARMATA/ E•T/ MOREA/✿ in five lines within simple dotted border. Gamberini 2060. Paolucci 817. Rare denomination. Some flat areas from stiking, otherwise, very fine.
From a collection formed in the 1980s by a Specialist.