1087536 | ITALIAN STATES. Venice. Carlo Contarini. (Doge, 1655-1656). (1655-56) AV Zecchino. PCGS MS62. [SAH]. 21mm. 3.49gm. CAROL. CONT(A) - S. M. VENET. St. Mark standing at left presenting staff with pennant and DVX vertically at top to doge kneeling at right / SIT. T. XPE. DAT. Q. TV - REGISISTE DVC(A)(T). Full-length facing figure of Christ in beaded ellipse lined with stars. KM 238; Fr.-1321 (host); Wilski-13.1, 106.

Stamped with an authentic Ottoman countermark, "sahîh" (Arabic meaning "correct" or "current").).


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Carlo Contarini was the 100th Doge of Venice from 27 March 1655 until his death in 1656. His thirteen-month reign did not see any notable events. As Doge, he sought to reconcile the various factions that divided Venice. Venice's prolonged war with the Ottoman Empire for possession of Crete continued throughout his entire reign. After falling ill in early 1656, and, after a series of failed medical treatments, died in Venice on 1 May 1656. .