Note: The obverse legend should read ANDR DANDVLO, not DANDILO. This coin might be an unofficial eastern copy, not from Venice at all.

This coin was analysed by Luigi, "tacrolimus" on the Forum Classical Numismatics Discussion Board, on the basis of this photo. In October 2008, he wrote:

"Well, having studied the coinage of Venice for years, i must admit i'm in real trouble with this coin. The first letters i seem to read are ANDR, starting at 8 o'clock, and for this reason my best guess would be Andrea Dandolo. The ending portion of the of the half legend, however, doesn't seem to fit; this must be ANDR DANDVLO, while on yours i read ... (N)DLO.

"The second half of obverse legend, mainly out of flan, is always SM VENETI. If my reading is correct (likely i'm not), this variant is not listed in Papadopoli, Paolucci and Biaggi. Of course if the first four letters are not ANDR, i have to reconsider all the above arguments.

"A couple of details fears me. The dots on the throne and on the Doge's drapery are generally well done on these issues; instead they looks quite crude on this coin. Also, the weight is a bit low (even considering the hole). In general the coin looks official to me, but the grossi have been largely copied in the east. I'm sorry, but that's all i can tell from the picture alone."