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1 Mocenigo - Andrea Gritti
| Issuer | Republic of Venice |
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| Year | 1523-1539 |
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| Reference(s) | MB#50, CNI VII#157, Paol#5 |
| Obverse description | St. Mark, patron saint of Venice, stands at left in full-length episcopal vestments, presenting a staff surmounted by a pennant to the kneeling Doge Andrea Gritti at right, who receives the investiture symbol in a posture of homage. The word DVX appears vertically between the two figures, affirming the Doge's title. The peripheral legend names the Doge and invokes the Evangelist as protector of Venice. The composition follows the established Venetian ceremonial iconographic tradition of the saint-and-doge presentation type, rendered in the characteristically flat, linear style of hammered silver coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A full-length, frontal figure of Christ stands in majesty upon a decorative pedestal, robed and nimbed, holding a globus cruciger in his left hand while his right hand is raised in blessing. The Christogram IC-XC, the Greek abbreviation for Jesus Christ, flanks the figure at either side of the field. Mintmaster's initials appear on the pedestal base, serving as the primary means of dating within the Doge's reign. The legend, divided across the field and exergue, proclaims TIBI SOLI GLORIA — 'Glory to you alone' — in direct Christological attribution. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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