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ARMATA ET MOREA -- Under Venice
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ARMATA ET MOREA -- Under Venice - Copper Gazetta da 2 Soldi, 1688-1691. Obv.: S.MARC.VEN. Venetian Lion or St. Mark facing, in exergue: * II * Rev.: ARMATA /E.T/ MOREA [Between 2 Rosettes]. ARMATA = Navy; Morea is the name for Peloponnisus. Because the first Venetian newspapers cost 2 Soldi, the coin acquired the name GAZETTA. Reference: Paolucci 816.
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