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1 Soldino - Lorenzo Celsi
| Issuer | Republic of Venice |
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| Year | 1361-1365 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Lion of Saint Mark passant to the left, depicted with wings raised, grasping an upright banner or gonfalon with both forepaws in the characteristic Venetian andante pose. The numeral 'I' appears in the left field, denoting the denomination. The design is enclosed by a peripheral Latin legend invoking the patron saint of Venice. The overall style is consistent with the hammered silver coinage of the mid-fourteenth-century Venetian mint. |
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Lorenzo Celsi's dogeship lasted just four years before his death in 1365, making his coinage among the shorter-issued of the trecento doges. The soldino denomination had been introduced only decades earlier as Venice's monetary system adjusted to the demands of Levantine trade, where small silver fractions were essential for port transactions that the grosso was too valuable to settle efficiently.
The CNI VII reference places this among a tightly documented series, but surviving examples remain scarce relative to longer reigns.