1 Follaro - Francesco Priuli Venetian bagattino type

Cattaro (modern Kotor, Montenegro) sat on the edge of Venetian Dalmatia, perpetually exposed to Ottoman pressure — the city had repelled a major Turkish siege in 1539 and remained on military alert for decades afterward. Small copper issues like this follaro served purely local needs; Venice permitted subject cities to strike petty coinage for retail circulation while maintaining tight control over silver and gold. Francesco Priuli's dogeship ran 1556–1559, meaning this coin was struck under his successor Girolamo Priuli — the attribution to Francesco likely reflects die reuse or a delayed authorization rather than a minting error.