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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2943556, member: 112"]The coin is better known as a Venetian ducat. The city state of Venice minted coins of the same basic design, with only the name of the Doge changing in the legends for over 500 years. They began minting them in 1274 and continued until around 1790 I think it was - I'm going by memory here. And there have even been some modern issues minted if memory serves. And they were all minted of .986 gold and weighing 3.5 gm for their entire history.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins were the first, the original gold ducats, a denomination that became the single most widely used denomination in history. Over the centuries, well over 300 entities minted and issued gold ducats. All of them of the same basic weight and gold fineness. The gold ducat is the coin that literally changed the world ! No other coin has had greater impact upon history.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you wish to attribute your coin you can do so yourself easily enough, all you need to do is to use the Krause catalogs and find the name of the Doge. The name of the Doge is found in the obverse legends.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2943556, member: 112"]The coin is better known as a Venetian ducat. The city state of Venice minted coins of the same basic design, with only the name of the Doge changing in the legends for over 500 years. They began minting them in 1274 and continued until around 1790 I think it was - I'm going by memory here. And there have even been some modern issues minted if memory serves. And they were all minted of .986 gold and weighing 3.5 gm for their entire history. These coins were the first, the original gold ducats, a denomination that became the single most widely used denomination in history. Over the centuries, well over 300 entities minted and issued gold ducats. All of them of the same basic weight and gold fineness. The gold ducat is the coin that literally changed the world ! No other coin has had greater impact upon history. If you wish to attribute your coin you can do so yourself easily enough, all you need to do is to use the Krause catalogs and find the name of the Doge. The name of the Doge is found in the obverse legends.[/QUOTE]
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