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1 Ducato - Francesco Foscari
| Issuer | Venice, Republic of |
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| Year | 1423-1457 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of the Doge Francesco Foscari kneeling in supplication at right, receiving from Saint Mark — the patron of Venice — standing at left, a pennant-topped staff (vexillum); the inscription DVX appears vertically in the central field between the two figures. Saint Mark is depicted in long robes with a nimbus, presenting the standard as a symbol of temporal authority conferred upon the Doge. The surrounding legend names the Doge and invokes the patronage of Saint Mark. The design follows the long-established Venetian ducat tradition with refined hammered relief typical of the fifteenth-century Zecca. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRAC • FOSCARI • S • M • VENETI |
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| Reverse lettering | . SIT • T • XPE • DAT` • Q • TV REGIS • ISTE • DVCAT` • |
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