Co 192 (Venetian tornesello of Andrea Contarini) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

1382

Not before (date)

1368

Comment

JLR 2023: Coin not found and examined. Lost in 1968 with Hassia?

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

Co 883

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 79, no. 1238 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Tornesello

Numismatic Authority

Andrea Contarini (doge, 1367-1382)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.0

Numismatic Mint

Venice

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.52

Obverse Description

Cross pattée within band border; surrounding text within thin dotted border

Obverse Inscription

• ✠ • ANDRƆ • ƍTARƆ DVX

Reverse Description

Winged lion of St. Mark facing, holding Gospels, within thin band border; surrounding text within thin dotted border

Reverse Inscription

✠ • VEXILIFER • VENE[TI]A𝔘

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Venetian (Historical Period)

Material

Billon (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Lion (Visual Motif)