Watch List notes:

Italian States, Venezia (Venice, Republic). Imitative Andrea Dandolo AV Ducat. Doge LIV, 1343-1354. Struck at uncertain Eastern mint. AHDK DAHDVIO S M VEINT (sic), St Marco standing to right, holding gospels and presenting banner to Doge kneeling left; DVX downwards in field / SIT T XPE DAT O TDV K(retrograde)ЄIS ISTE DVCAT (sic), Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing 9 stars. For prototype cf. Paolucci 1 and Friedberg 1221; for possible attribution to Robert of Anjou Chiarenza, Duchy of Achaia cf. Gamberini di Scarfea, "Appunti di numismatica veneziana" 1; for other possible origins cf. S. Bendall and C. Morrisson, 'Un trésor de ducats d'imitation au nom d'Andréa Dandolo (1343-1354)', Revue Numismatique, vol. 6, no. 21, pp. 176-193. 3.45g, 22mm, 2h.

Near Extremely Fine.