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Coins of the Republic of Venice

"You own many and many a ship; your vessels fear not the stormy winds. They come home safely to port, nor do they ever founder, they who time after time set sail from shore. The famous Venetia, already rich in nobility." -- Letter from Cassiodorus, minister to Theodoric the Ostrogoth, to the Venetians. It is the first recorded mention of the people of the lagoon.

Republic of Venice, Doge Tomaso Mocenigo, 1414 - 1423

|Venice|, |Republic| |of| |Venice,| |Doge| |Tomaso| |Mocenigo,| |1414| |-| |1423||ducato|
Tomaso Mocenigo was the fleet commander during the Crusade of Nicopolis.

Struck in near pure gold, the design of the Venetian gold ducat, or zecchino, remained unchanged for more than 500 years, from its introduction in 1284 to the conquest of Venice by Napoleon's troops in 1797. The reverse legend expands to Sit tibi, Christe, datus, quem tu regis, iste ducatus which translates "To thee, O'Christ, Duchy, which thou rulest, be dedicated."
SH39381. Gold ducato, Papadopoli 1, Biaggi 2865, gVF, weight 3.152 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 180o, obverse TOM MOCENIGO DVX S M VENETI, S. Marco and Doge kneeling, together holding banner; reverse SIT T XPE DAT Q TV REGIS ISTE DVCAT, Christ standing facing with halo, surrounded by nine stars; SOLD


Republic of Venice, Doge Domenico Contarini, 1659 - 1675, Imitative Issue

|Venice|, |Republic| |of| |Venice,| |Doge| |Domenico| |Contarini,| |1659| |-| |1675,| |Imitative| |Issue||ducato|
SH53631. Gold ducato, Paolucci Type 105.1, gVF, weight 3.439 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 90o, uncertain Mediterranean mint, 1659 - 1675; obverse DOIMN GOENT · S · M · VENET · (S retrograde), St. Peter standing right, receiving banner from Doge kneeling left; reverse SIT T XPE DAT O TV REGIS ISTE · DVIA (S's retrograde), Christ standing facing, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left, surrounded by mandorla containing eighteen stars; SOLD


Republic of Venice, Doge Francesco Foscari, 1423 - 1457 A.D.

|Venice|, |Republic| |of| |Venice,| |Doge| |Francesco| |Foscari,| |1423| |-| |1457| |A.D.||ducato|
Struck in near pure gold, the design of the Venetian gold ducat, or zecchino, remained unchanged for more than 500 years, from its introduction in 1284 to the conquest of Venice by Napoleon's troops in 1797. The reverse legend expands to Sit tibi, Christe, datus, quem tu regis, iste ducatus which translates "To thee, O'Christ, Duchy, which thou rulest, be dedicated."
SH48273. Gold ducato, Friedberg 1232, Nomisma 18, Biaggi 2872, EF, weight 3.513 g, maximum diameter 21.1 mm, die axis 270o, obverse FRAC FOSCARI DVX S M VENETI, S. Marco and Doge kneeling, together holding banner; reverse SIT T XPE DAT Q TV REGIS ISTE DVCAT, Christ standing facing, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; SOLD


Republic of Venice, Doge Giovanni Dolfin, 1356 - 1361

|Chalkis| |Hoard|, |Republic| |of| |Venice,| |Doge| |Giovanni| |Dolfin,| |1356| |-| |1361||tornesello|
Giovanni Dolfin (died July 12, 1361) was the fifty-seventh Doge of Venice, appointed on August 13, 1356. Despite his value as general, during his reign Venice lost Dalmatia. He was blind in one eye from a wound received in battle.

The tornesello was minted in Venice but was specifically designated for use by the administrators of colonies of Coron and Modon, Negroponte and Crete. Struck in an alloy of 1/9 silver, they were intended as a replacement for the Frankish denier tournois, last minted in 1350.
ME46296. Billon tornesello, Stahl tornesello 4, Biaggi 2835 (R4), VF, weight 0.645 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 135o, obverse + : IO • DELPhYNO • DVX, cross pattée; reverse + • VEXELIFER • VENETIA, winged lion of San Marco, seated facing, holding Gospels in forepaws; ex Chalkis Hoard, from Alex G. Malloy; very rare; SOLD







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