What Is This? Ancient Silver? Repro? Or Authentic

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ok88beat New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 6:22 pm Any help with identification is appreciated. weighs 2.1 grams. roughly 20mm. Thanks. * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 6:29 pm @ok88, this looks like a 13th Century Venetian Grosso. Based on the obv inscription, I would ascribe this to Ranieri Zeno. The weight and diameter are reasonable. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 6:36 pm I agree. Here is a link that will help you identify your coin: http://www.ancientresource.com/lots...enetian.html Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 7:20 pm Thanks for the link. I also have a Grosso, which I would like to further investigate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have visited Venice four times. (1970, 1971, 2014 and 2018). In each case, Venice was on my travelling companion's bucket list. Although highly fascinating from a historical aspect, I hated every visit. Waaaaaay too overcrowded. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7952 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 8:49 pm @sel, pPost that grosso and I think you'll get your answer lickety split out here. Yes Venice is crowded and dank, and now visually marred by cruise ships worse than any place I've seen, but I'll still go again anytime (first time was 1984, last was 2013). Will be gone in a couple of generations. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/24/2020 12:02 am I have to admit: Simple! ID: Antonio Venier, (1386-1400) Confirmed by Wiki List of Doges then Google Images: 'Silver grosso Antonio Venier' for a clearer image and match. Report this Post to the Staff
ok88beat New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 04/25/2020 01:18 am Thanks for the information, I appreciate it! Report this Post to the Staff
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