KC044 (Venetian tornesello?) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
1500
Not before (date)
1300
Comment
RW: “The very thin and flat fabric and a slight presence of silver are suggestive of the Venetian torneselli that circulated in Greece. It is also quite possible that this is not a coin at all. The object has three parallel snips into one edge: fetishistic treatment?“
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Conservation
2007 (July): Corrosion was cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit. After cleaning, immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in Toluene for surface protection (Nikol Anastasatou).
Description
Three parallel snips into one edge.
Preservation description
Wear: P. Completely worn surfaces, with moderate, extensive pitting to cratering and flaking; slightly nicked edge.
Published as
Weir2022, p. 1142, no. 855, fig. 23.15
Has denomination
Tornesello
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Venice
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.4
Obverse Description
[nothing visible]
Reverse Description
[nothing visible]
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Venetian (Historical Period)
Material
Billon (Material)
Photograph
Photograph