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1 Soldo - Cristoforo Moro
| Issuer | Republic of Venice |
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| Year | 1462-1471 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The winged Lion of Saint Mark occupies the central field, depicted passant or in a frontal heraldic pose typical of Venetian soldi of this period. The lion, a long-standing emblem of the Serenissima, is rendered in the summary style characteristic of hammered small-denomination Venetian coinage. The surrounding legend names the patron saint and issuing city. The overall appearance is consistent with the known iconography of Venetian fifteenth-century soldi. |
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Cristoforo Moro's dogeship coincided with the catastrophic fall of Negroponte (Euboea) to the Ottomans in 1470, a loss that effectively ended Venetian dominance in the Aegean and triggered emergency fiscal measures across the Republic. Small silver issues like this soldo were part of a monetary system under increasing strain, as war expenditure forced Venice to repeatedly debase and restructure its coinage hierarchy through the 1460s.