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A silver grosso of Andrea Contarini from Venice Coin Type: Silver grosso of Andrea Contarini, Doge of Venice 1368-1382 CE.
Mint and Date: Venice, 1367-1382 CE.
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22 mm, 1.84 g
Obverse: ANDR • 9TARЄNO DVX SM VЄNЄTI [DVX down flag staff].
Doge (on the left) receiving tall flag from St. Mark.
Reverse: IC XC
Christ enthroned, facing front. E in right field.
Provenance: Ecin (Vcoins), July 2008
Ref: ?
BW Ref: 002 039 132
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