Italian States, Venezia (Venice, Republic). Imitative Alvise IV Mocenigo AV Zecchino. Doge CXVIII, 1763-1779. Uncertain Eastern mint. ALOY • MOCEN S • M • VENET •, St Marco 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 • DVCA, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing 16 stars. For prototype cf. Paolucci 13 and Friedberg 1421. 2.44g, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine; flan crack at 11h, pierced.