KC044 (Venetian tornesello?) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
1500
Not before (date)
1300
Comment
RW: “The very thin and flat fabric and a slight presence of silver are suggestive of the Venetian torneselli that circulated in Greece. It is also quite possible that this is not a coin at all. The object has three parallel snips into one edge: fetishistic treatment?“
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Description
Three parallel snips into one edge.
Preservation comment
Wear: P. Completely worn surfaces, with moderate, extensive pitting to cratering and flaking; slightly nicked edge.
Published as
Weir2022, p. 1142, no. 855, fig. 23.15
Has denomination
Tornesello
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Venice
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.4
Obverse Description
[nothing visible]
Reverse Description
[nothing visible]
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Venetian (Historical Period)
Material
Billon (Material)
Suggested citation
“KC044 (Venetian tornesello?).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc044>