Co 1131 (Venetian late colonial gazzetta) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
1710
Not before (date)
1691
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Co 606
Comparanda
AgoraII, 2021, p. 82 (M. Thompson)
Comparanda
NemeaIII, 3145, 3146, p. 235, pl. 32 (“late colonial bronze”)
Comparanda
Papadopoli1919, p. 939
Preservation comment
Wear: P. Several large chips around edges; extensive, severe erosion and pitting to a thin and brittle state.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, pp. 72, 91, no. 1100 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Sixth Century, Decanummium“; “This coin was found in or near the sea. Its weight reflects its poor state of preservation“)
Has denomination
Gazzetta
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
25.0
Numismatic Mint
Venice
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.67
Obverse Description
Nimbate and winged lion facing, [holding Gospels]; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
✶· S · MARC · VE[N ✶]; in exergue, ✶ II ✶
Reverse Description
Ornaments and motto in five lines within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription
<rosette> | ARMATA | ET | MOREA | <rosette> (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Venetian (Historical Period)
Material
Copper (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Lion (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1131 (Venetian late colonial gazzetta).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1131>