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1 Asper - Filippo Maria Visconti
| Issuer | Caffa, City of |
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| Year | 1435-1447 |
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| Weight | 0.9 g |
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| Obverse description | Frontal façade of a fortified castle rendered in a schematic style, occupying the central field of the flan. The structure features a central gateway flanked by two lateral towers, typical of the Genoese colonial fortification iconography used on Caffa coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the castle device, reading + D + M + CAFA, identifying the issuing city. The strike is characteristic of hammered silver production, resulting in an irregular, slightly off-centre flan with variable relief. |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by the tamgha of the Golden Horde Khan Küchük Muhammad, depicted as a stylised symmetrical monogram enclosed within a circular cartouche, with additional decorative elements flanking the device. The tamgha serves as the dynastic emblem of the issuing Tatar overlord, whose suzerainty over Caffa is acknowledged on this coinage. An Arabic legend in cursive script encircles the central device, reading 'The Just Ruler, Muhammad Khan,' affirming the Khan's sovereignty. The coin reflects the hybrid Genoese-Tatar monetary tradition of the Black Sea colonial settlements. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly weak in areas, consistent with hammered silver technique. |
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| Mintage | ND (1435-1447) - Kaffa Mint |
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