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Medieval Italy


Colonial Genoese, Part 3


Caffa (Part 3)


Countermarked Issues (Part 1)


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Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Caffa, Orda d'Oro
("Golden Horde"), AE 18, 1.82g
geometric pattern/
geometric pattern, stylized Genoese castle (?) (city gate of Genoa?)
or Tamga (?), 2 countermarks stylized Genoese castle
(city gate of Genoa) and Christogram
Lunardi ---
Posted November 2018







Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Caffa, AE Tatar Follaro(?), 18 mm, 1.75g
Tatar ethnic, countermark stylized Genoese castle (city gate of Genoa)/
Tatar ethnic
cf. Lunardi C71 (AR Asper),
cf. Schl. pl. XVII, 23,
cf. Retowski pl. VI, 2-3 (AR),
Rare (R1 or R2)
Posted May 2023


Note: This type is missing in the standard references.








Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Caffa, AE Asper Tartaro
with Genoese countermark, 21 mm, 2.11g
geometric pattern/
geometric pattern, countermark stylized Genoese
castle (city gate of Genoa)
Retowski 4 var. (large castle)
Posted November 2018







Italy, Colonial Genoese (Genoese occupation), Caffa, AE Tatar Asper, 18 mm, 1.61g
stylized 6 point star, pellets, Tatar ethnic/
Tatar ethnic, countermark stylized Genoese
castle (city gate of Genoa)
cf. Lunardi C72 (AR Asper),
cf. Retowski pl. VI, 4-5 (AR Asper),
Rare (R1)
Posted May 2023