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Description: | Commemorative counter. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . V . ALOYSIVS . MOCENICO . D .' Exergue: 'ANN . III . 1702.' Reverse: The lion of Venice rampant, holding in its paw a long sword entwined with a serpent; the sea below; a galley (left), a fort on shore (right). Legend: 'PRVDENTIA ET FORTITVDO.' (Prudence and strength.)
caption: Neutral but prepared; obverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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