- Co 496 (Venetian tornesello of Francesco Foscari) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 1457
- Not before (date)
- 1423
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- CorinthVI 58, p. 160 (K. M. Edwards)
- Comparanda
- Paolucci1990, pp. 40-41
- Comparanda
- Papadopoli1893, p. 273, no. 20, pl. XV:16
- Comparanda
- Stahl1985, pp. 75-76, nos. 22-23, pl. 2
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G+. Extensive chipping and tearing to a ragged state around obverse lower right and left; extensive, moderate to severe pitting to cratering and delaminating flakes. Extensive gray, white, and pale blue discoloration across both faces: encrustation and silver sulfides?
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 80, no. 1248 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Venetian (Billon)“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 3
- Has denomination
- Tornesello
- Numismatic Authority
- Francesco Foscari (doge, 1423-1457)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 18.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Venice
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.44
- Obverse Description
- Cross pattée within band border; surrounding text within thin dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- ✠ [FR]AC [• FOSCI]ARI DVX
- Reverse Description
- Winged lion of St. Mark facing, holding Gospels, within thin band border; surrounding text within thin dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- ✠ VE[XILIF]ER • VENETIA 𝔘
- 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)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 496 (Venetian tornesello of Francesco Foscari).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0496>
