1400, Doges of Venice, Michele Steno. Certified by NGC as MS-62! Denomination: Zecchino (Venetian Ducat) Reference: Gamberini 137, Friedberg 1320. Diameter: 20mm Weight: 3.58gm Material: Gold! Mark standing right, presenting cross topped banner. Legend: MICHAEL STEN. VENETI Reverse: Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels. Halo of light (mandorla) with 9 stars around! Legend: SIT T XPE DAT Q TV – REGIS ISTE DVCAT. In Venetian Language; 1331 December 26, 1413 was a Venetian statesman who served as the 63rd Doge of Venice from December 1, 1400 until his death. Steno was born in Venice into a family of some, though not great, wealth, and had lived a dissolute life in youth; he and a number of other young men were at one point were nearly executed by the government for covering the Doge Marino Faliero’s throne with “ignominious” inscriptions against him and his spouse, Marina Gallina. He later served as proveditor of Venice, and proved a capable diplomat. In 1400 he was elected as doge as a compromise choice, since previous votes had become deadlocked. Upon becoming Doge he took to dressing like Lorenzo Celsi, who had been known for his elegance of dress. In his accession’s year, Venice begun a successful war against Padua and its lord, Francesco da Carrara, leading to a substantial expansion of the republic in the Italian mainland. During the Christian schism of 1408, Venice sided with Pope Alexander V. An old and ill man in his late years, Steno died in 1413, and was interred in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges. Steno was succeeded as Doge by Tommaso Mocenigo. Michele Steno is honored as the dedicatee of Johannes Ciconia’s motet, “Venecia, mundi splendor/Michael, qui Stena domus, ” probably on the occasion of Padua’s submission to Venetian rule. Among other rhetorical flourishes, the text praises Michele for his celibate life. The item “1400, Doges of Venice, Michele Steno. Gold Zecchino Ducat. (3.58gm!) NGC MS-62″ is in sale since Monday, September 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\Italy, San Marino, Vatican\Italian States (up to 1861)”. The seller is “coinworldtv” and is located in Wien. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Composition: Gold
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
- Certification: NGC
- KM Number: See detailed description section for full data!
- Grade: MS 62