Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Soldino - Nicolò Marcello
| Issuer | Republic of Venice |
|---|---|
| Year | 1473-1474 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Frontal or near-frontal effigy of the Doge Nicolò Marcello in ducal robes, holding a sceptre or staff, rendered in the schematic style typical of late medieval Venetian hammered coinage. The figure is presented in a formal, hieratic manner consistent with the iconographic conventions of the Venetian dogal soldino series. The surrounding Latin legend reads NI • MARCELLVS • DVX •, identifying the reigning Doge. The flan is irregular and slightly worn, as is characteristic of hammered small silver denominations of this period. The overall design is compact and typical of the small module used for the soldino denomination. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the Lion of Saint Mark passant or in a stylised heraldic pose, the emblematic symbol of the Serenissima Republic of Venice, set within the coin's field. The lion is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude style consistent with the small module and hammered production technique of this denomination. The design occupies the majority of the reverse field, with traces of a surrounding legend typical of Venetian soldini of this era. The flan is irregular and the strike uneven, reflecting standard production conditions for minor silver coinage of the late fifteenth century. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |