Italian States, Venezia (Venice, Republic). Giovanni Mocenigo AV Ducat. Doge LXXII, AD 1478-1485. IO• MOCENICO• S• M• VENETI•, St Mark standing to right, holding gospels and presenting banner to Doge kneeling to left; DVX downwards in field / •SIT• T• XPE• DAT• Q• TV• REGIS•ISTE DVCAT•, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing 9 stars. Paolucci 1; Friedberg 1239. 3.47g, 23mm, 12h.

Very Fine; some die rust and die shift, struck on a broad planchet.

From the inventory of a German dealer.