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Auction 25 20 Nov 2022
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ITALY, Venice. Pietro Gradenigo, 1289-1311. Grosso (Silver, 20.5 mm, 2.21 g, 6 h). PE GRADONICO / DVX / S M VENETI The doge, on the left, standing facing, holding scroll in his left hand and receiving banner, held in his right, from Saint Mark, on the right, standing facing, holding book of Gospels with his left hand. Rev. IC - XC Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne and holding book of Gospels with both hands. Paolucci 2. Extremely fine.
Pietro Gradenigo was Doge of Venice when the Venetian traveller Marco Polo returned from China. In 1294 war broke out between Venice and Genoa, and Polo joined the war effort, only to be captured shortly thereafter. While he was imprisoned by the Genoans, he dictated the tales of his travels to his cellmate, who was a writer of romances named Rustichello da Pisa.
Pietro Gradenigo was Doge of Venice when the Venetian traveller Marco Polo returned from China. In 1294 war broke out between Venice and Genoa, and Polo joined the war effort, only to be captured shortly thereafter. While he was imprisoned by the Genoans, he dictated the tales of his travels to his cellmate, who was a writer of romances named Rustichello da Pisa.