★ Exceedingly Rare & Undoubtedly Best Known ★

Venice Republic (1624-1627 AD.) AR Grosso (18mm, 0,66g.) C[ATA]RI COMTAS, the the saint of the city St. Tryphon standing frontal, holding a palm branch and key in his right hand and a turreted tower (the city of Kotor- Cattaro) in his left, letters S T across (the initial letters for Sanctus Tryphon). Rev. [S] MARCVS-VENETVS standing frontal, rising his right hand for benediction, holding the gospel with his left. Shield with the city symol in the right field. P M Pietro Morosinithe name of the moneyer across. Some minor areas of flatness, otherwise about Extremely Fine in excellent grade for this difficult issue. Extremely Rare.