- Co 883 (Venetian tornesello of Andrea Contarini) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 1382
- Not before (date)
- 1368
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- Co 192
- Comparanda
- AgoraII 1999, p. 80 (M. Thompson)
- Comparanda
- CorinthVI 53, p. 169 (K. M. Edwards)
- Comparanda
- Paolucci1990, p. 35
- Comparanda
- Papadopoli1893, p. 217, nos. 7-8, pl. XII:14
- Comparanda
- Stahl1985, p. 74, nos. 8-11, pl. 1
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Slightly bent margin; sparse flaking; dense scratches from vigorous mechanical cleaning.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 79, no. 1238 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 2
- Has denomination
- Tornesello
- Numismatic Authority
- Andrea Contarini (doge, 1367-1382)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Venice
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.55
- 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)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 883 (Venetian tornesello of Andrea Contarini).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0883>
