1539, Venice, Andrea Gritti. Early Gold Zecchino Ducat.

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1539, Venice, Andrea Gritti. Early Gold Zecchino Ducat.Issued during the war with the Ottoman Empire. Rare!Condition: About XF! Mint Period: 1523-1532Denomination: Zecchino (Venetian Ducat) Doge: Andrea Gritti (77th Doge, 1523-1532) Reference: CNI 310 var. Papadopoli 7. Friedberg 1246. Diameter: 22mmMaterial: Gold Weight: 3.5gm Obverse: St. Mark standing right, presenting banner to kneeling Doge. Comment: Very nice style with long waving flag, doge with three pellets. Legend: AND GRITI – S M VENETI Reverse: Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels with five pellets. Comment: Halo of light (mandorla) with 8 stars around. Legend: SIT T XPE DAT Q TV – REGIS ISTE DVCATAuthenticity unconditionally guaranteed. Buy with confidence! Andrea Gritti (1455 - 1538) was the 77th Doge of Venice from 1523 to 1532, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career.Gritti was born in Bardolino, near Verona. He spent much of his early life in Constantinople, looking after Venetian interests. In 1499, he was imprisoned on charges of espionage, but escaped execution due to his friendship with the vizier, and was released several years later.In the early sixteenth century Venice lost nearly all its territory on the Italian mainland, and Gritti played an important part in the events connected with this loss and read more

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