Co 496 (Venetian tornesello of Francesco Foscari) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph