Zecchino is a powerful gold coin weighed 3.5 grams of pure gold, minted by the Republic of Venice from 1284 to 1797. Initially called ducato, then zecchino from the name of the Venetian mint, the "zecca". Having an ancient gold zecchino, one of the most appreciated coins in the ancient world, means to have a truly amazing piece of history of a Republic so long renowned for its wealth, power, and commercial enterprise. An incomparable gift for a student who is about to graduate (graduation gift idea) in history, archeology, cultural heritage, etc., or to any person who is passionate about antiques.

Ancient pure venetian gold
N. Denomination

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Rare (1-5) or  Common Quality

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Description

What you see is what you get

Diameter

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Weight

gr.

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INFORMATION
 
1 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Francesco Dandolo

(1329-1339)

Rare

(R)

SPL+

extremely fine (EF, XF o AU)

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2
Ducato

Gold (Au)

Andrea Dandolo

(1343-1354)


Rare

(R)

Fr-1221

(qFDC)

about o brilliant uncirculated (MS o BU)

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3 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Giovanni Dolfin

(1356-1361)
Rare

(R)

Fr-1224

BB+

very fine (VF)

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4 Ducato of Achaia

Gold (Au)

Roberto of Taranto (Anjou)

(1346-1364)

Rare. Robert of Taranto (Anjou), Fr-38a.  This coin was minted in Achaia as an imitation of the Venetian Ducats of Andrea Dandalo. Achaia was established during the Fourth Crusade as a Crusader State in 1205. This coin has been listed at $2000 in Friedberg.
 

SPL+

extremely fine (EF, XF o AU)

 

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5 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Marco Corner

(1365-1368)

Very

Rare

(R2)

SPL

extremely fine (EF, XF o AU)

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6 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Michele Steno

(1400-1413)

 Common  

SPL+

extremely fine (EF, XF o AU)

 

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7 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Tommaso Mocenigo

(1414-1423)

Common (qFDC)

about o brilliant uncirculated (MS o BU)

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8 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Francesco Foscari

(1423-1457)

Rare

(R)

SPL

extremely fine (EF, XF o AU)

 

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9 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Pasquale Malipiero

(1457-1462)

Very

Rare

(R2)

SPL

extremely fine (EF, XF o AU)

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10 Scudo

Gold (Au)

Andrea Gritti

(1423-1539)
Rare MS63 Foto 1

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11 Ducato

Gold (Au)

Pietro Lando

(1539-1545)

Rare

(R)

BB+

very fine (VF)

 

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12 Zecchino

Gold (Au)

Francesco Donà

(1545-1553)

Rare

(R)

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13 Zecchino

Gold (Au)

Francesco Venier

(1554-1556)

Very

Rare

(R2)

(See the photo)

BB+

very fine (VF)

 

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14 Zecchino

Gold (Au)

Lorenzo Priuli

(1556-1559)

Very

Rare

(R2)

FDC Foto 1

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15 Zecchino

Gold (Au)

Francesco Molin

(1646-1655)

Common BB+

very fine (VF)

 

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16 Zecchino

Gold (Au)

Marcantonio Giustinian

(1684-1688)

Rare

(R)

SPL

extremely fine (EF, XF o AU)

 

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17 Zecchino

Gold (Au)

Francesco Morosini (1688-1694)

 

Rare

(R)

 

(qFDC)

about o brilliant uncirculated (MS o BU)

 

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If you want to ask me something about an ancient zecchino send an e-mail to sciretti.alberto@sciretti.it    

All the coins are guaranteed and certified authentic and genuine. All the coin's defect (that is not possible to see from the picture) are carefully described.

The Zecchino was the purest and most accurately measured gold coin in late medieval Europe and as such it became the World's standard unit of currency for nearly half a millennium.

This coin was first created in the 13th century in Venice, the leading trading power of the day, in order to counteract the influence of the rival city of Florence and its gold coin, the florin. It portrays St Mark handing the banner of the Venetian city-state to the kneeling doge, as a sign that the ruler received his power from God. The ducatus, called zecchino since XVI sec., became the major currency of the eastern Mediterranean, and like many successful products it was also imitated in other countries, for example in the Hapsburg Empire, in Hungary, the Netherlands and in the Holy Roman Empire (medieval Germany). Shakespeare mentions it many times in "The Merchant of Venice," as well as in "Hamlet."

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