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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ducat from Venice of Doge Alvise I Mocenigo, 1570-1577
1570 - 1577
Gold coin. Obverse: the doge with staff, topped by a cross, kneeling before a standing Saint Mark looking to the right. Along the right of the staff the letters DVX. Reverse: within an oval Jesus standing, surrounded by stars. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3200; its record giv…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gazzetta from Armata and Morea under Venetian rule, 1700-1718
1700 - 1718
Copper coin. Obverse: head of Saint Mark surrounded by two spread wings. In exergue, value indication: I. Reverse: in three lines, indication of Armata and Morea (Morea lost to Venice in 1718). Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3567; its record gives material recorded as copper (…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Osella from the Republic of Venice of Doge Giovanni Cornaro, 1629
1629
Silver coin. Obverse: on the left Saint Mark, seated, and on the right the doge, kneeling, between them a lance surmounted by a cross, which both are holding. In the exergue the letters D and B [=mintmaster Domenego Basadonna]. Reverse: man, bareheaded, kneeling before the altar. In the exergue in two lines: Anno V…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Republic of Venice, Doge Ludovico Manini, 1789-1797, ducato or zecchino
1789 - 1797
Gold coin. Obverse: on the left Saint Mark and on the right the doge, kneeling, between them a lance held by the doge. Reverse: within an oval among stars Jesus, standing. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3204; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalwork…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Republic of Venice, grosso, Doge Jacopo Contarini, 1275-1280
1275 - 1280
Silver coin. Obverse: on the left the doge and on the right Saint Mark, between them a lance surmounted by a cross, which both are holding. Reverse: Jesus in a throne. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3196; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…
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National Museums Liverpool, Vanessa Oakden
modern coins
Venetian gold ducat (zecchino)
from 1284
The Venetian gold ducat, later known as the zecchino, was a major gold trade coin introduced in 1284 by the Great Council of the Republic of Venice. Created in response to the debasement of the Byzantine hyperpyron, Venice modelled the denomination's size and weight on the Florentine florin. Struck from 3.545 grams…
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