ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Marino Grimani. 1595-1606. AR Osella (37mm, 9.53 g, 10h). Matteo Vitturi, maestra di zecca. Dually dated RY 2 and 1596 MV. · BENED · AIA · MEA · DNO · MARIN : GRIM · D, St. Mark seated right, presenting banner to Doge kneeling left; in exergue, · ANNO II · / · SYDERA · CORDIS ·, lion of St. Mark rampant left, holding cross; in exergue, 1596 · M · V. Paolucci, Zecca 79; Werdnig 75. Toned, some edge marks. Near VF. Rare.
From the El Medina Collection. Ex Luma Collection (Spink 136, 7 October 1999), lot 424 (part of).