.jpg "Italy, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni Soranzo AR Grosso.")
LOT 3421
Italy, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni Soranzo AR Grosso. Doge LI, 1312-1328.
Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; IC XV flanking / IO • S•VPANTIO DVX S • M • VЄNЄTI •, Doge, on the left, standing facing, receiving banner from Saint Mark, on the right, standing facing, holding book of Gospels in left hand. Paolucci 2. Very Fine.(1.94gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Italy. Lucca, Henry III, IV or V AR Denaro. 1039-1125. Possibly contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Blundered legend around monogram / Blundered legend around LVCA around central dot. Cf. Biaggi 1058; cf. MIR 109. 0.82gr, 17mm.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Italy, Venezia (Venice). Bartolomeo Gradenigo AR Grosso. Doge LIII, 1339-1342.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Christ, nimbate, seated facing on decorated throne and holding book of Gospels with both hands; to upper left and right, IC XC / BA•GRADONICO DVX •S•M•VENETI•, St. Mark, on the right, standing facing, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and presenting banner to the doge, on the left, standing facing and holding the 'ducal promise' in his left hand. Biaggi 2814; MEC 12, 1114; Montenegro 89. 2.16gr, 20mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crusaders, Principality of Achaea. Isabelle de Villehardouin BI Denier Tournois. 1297-1301. Glarenza mint (modern Kyllini in Elis).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
✠ YSABЄLLA P ACH', cross pattée / ✠ DЄ CLARЄNCIA, châtel tournois. Tzamalis F65. 0.77, 18mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
