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1 Ducat - Hieronymus Sauli
| Issuer | Caffa, City of |
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| Year | 1436-1499 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a standing figure of the Doge kneeling before Saint Mark, in the style of the Venetian ducat tradition. To the left stands the nimbed figure of Saint Mark, shown full-length in flowing robes and holding a long staff or banner; to the right, a smaller kneeling figure of the issuing authority receives a standard or vexillum. A cross appears at the top center of the field between the two figures. The Latin legend encircles the design, reading the name and title of Hieronymus Sauli as governor of Caffa. |
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| Obverse lettering | · H · SAULI · G S H E CAI DVX |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-length frontal figure of Christ in Majesty (Christus Pantocrator), standing upright within a pointed mandorla formed by a ring of eight-pointed stars. Christ is depicted in long robes, raising the right hand in benediction and holding the Gospels in the left hand. The surrounding field is plain, and the devotional Latin legend encircles the entire design, invoking Christ as King. The overall composition closely follows the reverse type of the Venetian gold ducat. |
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