Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1087 (Venetian tornesello of Giovanni Dolfin)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
1361
Not before (date)
1356
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
AgoraII
1996, p. 80 (M. Thompson)
Comparanda
Paolucci1990
, p. 32
Comparanda
Papadopoli1893
, p. 197, no. 4, pl. XI:14
Comparanda
Stahl1985
, p. 73, no. 4, pl. 1
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 79, no. 1240 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Michele Morosini, A.D. 1382“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Tornesello
Numismatic Authority
Giovanni Dolfin (doge, 1356-1361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
17.0
Numismatic Mint
Venice
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.82
Obverse Description
Cross pattée within band border; surrounding text within thin dotted border
Obverse Inscription
✠ {I}O · D[E]LPh[YN]O · DVX{X}
Reverse Description
Winged lion of St. Mark facing, holding Gospels, within thin band border; surrounding text within thin dotted border
Reverse Inscription
✠ VE[X]ILIFER VE{N}N{E}C{I}A 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
Suggested citation
“Co 1087 (Venetian tornesello of Giovanni Dolfin).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1087>