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Description: | A Medieval Venetian silver soldino of Doge Michele Steno (1400-1413 AD).Obverse: +MIChAEL[ ]; Doge kneeling left, holding banner, star above 'E' (mintmark) in right fieldReverse: [ ]RCVS VENETI.; Winged and nimbate Lion of St. Mark within circle, holding book of GospelsThe silver soldino of Venice was known as the galyhalpens (galley-halfpence) as it was brought by the annual Venetian trading fleets. The soldino was about the size of English halfpennies and was popular because of a contemporary lack of small change: soldini in fact occur as English finds more often than proper halfpennies of the period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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