(sold for $37.0)

1545, Doges of Venice, Pietro Lando. Nice Silver Soldino Coin. VF+

Mint Period: 1538-1545
Denomination: Silver Soldino
Doge: Pietro Lando (1538-1545 AD)
Reference: Paolucci 11, Padadopoli 133. R!
Condition: Lightly deformed, otherwise VF+
Diameter: 15mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 0.54gm

Obverse: Winged Lion of Saint Marc facing.
Legend: + * S . MARCVS * VENET *

Reverse: Cross fleurée.
Legend: + PETRVS . LANDO . DVX .

Pietro Lando was the Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545. He had a distinguished career as Captain-General, but was forced to sign a humiliating peace treaty with Suleiman I in 1540, ceding Venice's last possessions in the Peloponnese to the Ottoman Empire. He was married to Maria Pasqualigo.