1779-1789 Gold Republic Of Venice Zecchino Doge Paolo Renier St. Mark Coin

OBV: DOGE KNEELING (RIGHT FIELD KNEELING LEFT) BEFORE SAINT MARK (NIMBATE, LEFT FIELD STANDING RIGHT) RECEIVING STAFF OF AUTHORITY. REV: FULL STANDING FACING NIMBATE CHRIST (AS PANTOCRATOR) GIVING BENEDICTION WITH RIGHT HAND, GOSPELS IN LEFT ARM, WITHIN A MANDORLA FILLED WITH STARS. IS A GOLD COIN THAT WAS MINTED ORIGINALLY IN VENICE FROM 1284 AD UNTIL THE FALL OF THE REPUBLIC OF VENICE TO NAPOLEON IN 1797, AND IS HISTORICALLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY MINTED TYPE COIN DESIGN EVER PRODUCED. THE NAME OF THE COIN WAS ORIGINALLY.

PROBABLY MEANS "LITTLE ZECCA" OR "OF ZECCA" AND WAS PROBABLY NOT COINED AS A NAME UNTIL THE 16TH CENTURY, WHEN VENICE STARTED THE MINTING OF SILVER. THE COIN DESIGN, WEIGHT AND PURITY REMAINED PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED FOR OVER 500 YEARS, FEATURING THE DOGE KNEELING TO SAINT MARK (PATRON OF VENICE) ON THE OBVERSE AND CHRIST PANTOCRATOR ON THE REVERSE.

THE COIN IS ALSO CALLED A SEQUIN, BECAUSE COINS OF THIS TYPE WERE STITCHED INTO WOMEN'S CLOTHING. THE BYZANTINES, TURKS AND OTHER NATIONS COPIED THE VENETIAN ZECCHINO TYPE FOR THEIR OWN COINAGE. CONTAINS 3.5 GRAMS OF. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", "sample"etc.

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