Duchy

Feudal

Metal: Gold.

Issuing entity: Republic of Venice (Italy). Duke Giovanni Dolfin.

Mint: Venice.

Date: Years 1356-1361.

Obverse:

St. Mark, standing left, gives a standard to the duke, kneeling right. Legend: IO - DELPHYNO - - S - M - VENETI - DVX.

Reverse:

Christ within a mandorla with stars. Legend: - SIT - T - XPE - DAT' - Q - TV - REGIS - ISTE - DVCAT'.

Weight: 3.54 gr. - Diameter: 19 mm. - Axes: 8 h.

Described in: Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, vol. VII. Veneto (Venezia - Part I - Dalle origini a Marino Grimaldi), Rome, 1915, p. 86, no. 326.

Published in: Doménech Belda, C., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., Ahuir Domínguez, J.A., 2010: "Catálogo. Edad Media", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p.149.

Monetary Inventory Number: 6576.

Purchase. Enrique Llobregat Collection.