ITALY. Venezia (Venice). Coinage struck for use in the Ionian islands, 1710-1797. 2 Soldi (Copper, 27 mm, 4.55 g, 11 h), no date (1710). 🏶 / CORF · / CEFAL · / ZANT · / 🏶 in five lines. Rev. ✶ S · MARC · VEN ✶ / ✶ II ✶ The nimbate and winged lion of Saint Mark, holding Book of Gospel. KM 3. Malefakis 55.1. Montenegro 142. Paolucci 810. Rare. Some areas of weakness and minor deposits , otherwise, very fine.


These 2 Soldi coins (= 1 Gazzetta), minted for circulation in the Ionian Islands, are considerably more difficult to encounter than the issues intended for other geographical regions. The inscription refers specifically to the islands of Corfu, Cephalonia, and Zante; however, it effectively denotes the entire group of the Heptanese (Seven Islands).