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1/4 Ducato - Alvise Pisani Off-metal trial strike
| Issuer | Republic of Venice |
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| Year | 1735-1737 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | St. Mark seated at left extends a staff surmounted by a cross and pennant toward the kneeling Doge Alvise Pisani at right, rendered in the formal Venetian ceremonial tradition. The legend encircles the composition, reading S·M·V·ALOY·PISANI·D·, identifying the doge by name and title. The mintmaster's initials Z·F appear in the exergue beneath the figural group. The scene follows the canonical investiture type employed on Venetian gold ducats, conveying the spiritual legitimacy conferred upon the doge by the evangelist patron of the Republic. |
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| Obverse lettering | S·M·V·ALOY·PISANI·D· Z·F |
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Alvise Pisani served as Doge from 1735 until his death in 1741, but trial strikes associated with his reign are documented only within the narrow 1735–1737 window — almost certainly reflecting early mint activity following his election rather than a sustained production run. The off-metal nature of this piece, struck in fine gold rather than the silver of the circulating issue, places it firmly in the category of piedfort-adjacent presentation material produced for dignitaries or mint records rather than commerce.
Venice's zecca was meticulous about documenting new dogal coinages through trial and pattern production. Very few survive outside institutional collections.