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!
Æ17
| Issuer | Chios, Lordship of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1347-1385 |
| 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 | Three-towered castle façade depicted in relief at center, with a prominent central gateway surmounted by crenellated battlements on the flanking towers. Five six-petaled rosettes distributed symmetrically around the castle in the field. The design is rendered in a somewhat schematic, medieval style characteristic of Genoese colonial coinage. No legend present. The flan is irregular and the strike is typical of hammered bronze production. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Cross pattée occupying the center of the die, with a rosette in each of the four quarters formed by the cross arms. A countermark consisting of a pellet-in-annulet surrounded by radiating rays, itself enclosed within a larger annulet, is applied within an incuse punch. The entire reverse type is set within a recessed (incuse) area, consistent with the countermarking practice employed on Genoese colonial issues of Chios. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |