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Venice - Italy, Group of 4 Early AR Matapans c. 1205-1328
Nice group of 4 early AR
Grosso, all with problems as noted, but otherwise very nice study group from the hoard. 4
coins in the lot:
Pietro Ziani, (1205-1229), VF, NICE EARLY TYPE - (2.08 g),
(pierced)Marino Merosini, (1249-1252), Fine, RARE DOGE - (1.98 g) (holed)Giovanni Soranzo,
(1312-1328), Fine, (2.13 g) (corroded)Giovanni Dandolo, (1280-1289), Near EF, (2.12 g)
NICE TONING (holed)
Obverse: The bare-headed ruler with a beard and moustache is dressed
in a robe decorated with precious gems or pearls in two vertical rows, holding in his left
hand a scroll (akakia) and with his right hand he receives a banner from St. Mark. The
saint with beard and moustache and a granulated nimbus encircling his head, dressed in
usual sticharia and a short mantle, holds in his left hand on his chest the Gospels
decorated with five gems, and with his right hand extends a royal standard - banner.
Reverse: Christ with a granulated nimbus encircling his head in the usual robe (hiton)
and mantle (himation) is seated on a throne with a high back support. With both hands he
holds on his left knee the Gospels ornamented with five precious stones. Initials IC-XC at
the height of his head. |
