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№ 6341

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29 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£1,000

The Latin East, The Most Serene Republic of Venice, Michele Morosini (1382), Ducat, 3.38g/1h (Paolucci 1; F 1228). Slightly clipped, otherwise very fine and very rare (£1,000-1,500)

Michele Morosini was elected Doge on 12 June 1382 and died of the plague on the 15 or 16 October the same year, a short rule of only four months. For other coins of Venice, see lots 4254-4264, DNW Auction 79, 24 September