Co 883 (Venetian tornesello of Andrea Contarini) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph