1382 AD -
1400 AD |
Tornesello BL 16 |
SHH 4082 |
Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference |
0.59 g 15.9-16.9
mm 8:00 o'clock VF Cross within circular frame; + ANTO VEN / ERIO DUX clockwise around; border of dots. Within circular frame, winged lion of St. Marcus facing, wings spread, wearing nimbus, and holding book of Gospels; + VEXILIF[ER].VENETIA R clockwise around; border of dots. Ex Chalkis Hoard, ex Alex G. Malloy. The tornesello was minted in Venice but
was specifically designated for use by the administrators of colonies
of Coron and Modon, Negroponte and Crete. The coins were struck in an
alloy of eight parts copper to one part silver and were intended as a
replacement for the Frankish denier tournois, last minted in 1350.
[Auctioneer]
Gamberini
135;
Paolucci p 37.7; Stahl Tornesello
14-17 |