British and World Coins

Italy, Marc’ Antonio Giustinian, 1684-1688, silver Osella, 1686, 9.5gms., smv m anton ivstinian dv St. Mark standing right consigning standard to kneeling Doge; in ex. anno iii/zab, reverse donec orbata orbe God the Father, over the Peloponnesus dotted with castles, sending thunderbolts towards crescent moon; in ex. vicit leo. (P. Paolucci, La zecca di Venezia ii, 169). Good very fine and very rare, toned (£1,000-1,200)