fwo_630339 - ITALY - VENICE - FRANCESCO FOSCARI (65th doge) Zecchino (Sequin) n.d. Venise
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Price : 550.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 550.00 €
Type : Zecchino (Sequin)
Date: (1423-1457)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Venise
Metal : gold
Diameter : 20,38 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,48 g.
Edge : Lisse
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : FRAC. FOSCARI - S. M. VENETI..
Obverse description : Le doge agenouillé devant saint Marc ; au-dessus DVX.
Obverse translation : (Francecso Foscari, Saint-Marc de Venise).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SIT. T XPE. DAT. Q. TV - RESIS. ISTE. DVCAT.
Reverse description : Le Christ nimbé, debout de face, rayonnant, dans une mandorle contenant neuf étoiles, bénissant de la main droite, tenant la bible de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : (Sit tibi, Christe, datus quem tu regis, iste ducatus).
Historical background
ITALY - VENICE - FRANCESCO FOSCARI (65th doge)
(1423-1457)
Francesco Foscari was elected at the age of 49 on April 15, 1423 in preference to Admiral Pietro Loredano. Thanks to him the Republic of Venice knows its longest reign, more than 34 years, as well as the greatest territorial expansion of its history, bringing together under a single legislation all Veneto and Friuli.
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