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1 Denaro - Dorino Gattilusio
| Issuer | Lordship of Phocaea |
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| Year | 1428-1449 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Central cross pattée dividing the field into four quarters, with the letters A and B (or similar monogram elements) in opposing quadrants. The cross is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads + DORINVS GATILVS in Latin capital letters, referencing the lord Dorino Gattilusio. The overall style is characteristic of medieval hammered billon coinage of the Aegean lordships. |
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| Obverse lettering | + DORINVS GATILVS |
| Reverse description | Central device showing a stylised castle or tower motif within a beaded inner circle, a design associated with the Gattilusio dynasty's territorial coinage. The surrounding legend + DE FOCE A in Latin capital letters identifies the mint as Phocaea (Focea). The flan is irregular and slightly concave, typical of hammered billon issues of the period. |
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