ITALY. Venezia (Venice). Giovanni Gradenigo, 1355-1356. Soldino Vecchio (Silver, 15 mm, 0.51 g, 10 h). ✠ IOҺS•GRADЄNIGO•DVX• Doge Giovanni Gradenigo kneeling to left and holding banner with both hands. Rev. ✠ S MARCVS•VЄNЄTI• Nimbate lion (St. Mark) rampant to left, holding banner with cross in both hands. Paolucci 3. Very rare. Very fine.
From the Serenissima Collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s.