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1 Carzia - Marcantonio Trevisan
| Issuer | Venetian Administration of Cyprus |
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| Year | 1553-1554 |
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| Diameter | 14.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a plain Greek cross with a pellet in each of the four angles formed by the arms, enclosed within a plain inner circle. The surrounding legend reads ✠ M • ANT • TRIVISA • DVX, referencing Marcantonio Trevisan in his capacity as Doge, arranged in Latin script around the circumference. The overall design is characteristic of Venetian colonial billon coinage of the mid-sixteenth century, struck by the hammer method and showing typical flatness and irregular flan edges. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ M • ANT • TRIVISA •DVX |
| Reverse description | Central field displays a rampant lion to the left, representing the Lion of Saint Mark, the heraldic emblem of the Venetian Republic, rendered in a bold if somewhat crude hammered style. The lion stands within a beaded or plain inner circle, its mane and raised forepaw clearly delineated. The surrounding circumscribed legend reads ✠ S • MARCVS • VENETVS, identifying Saint Mark of Venice as the patron, in Latin script. The composition is consistent with Venetian coinage issued for circulation in Cyprus during the mid-sixteenth century. |
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