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Denier - Sebastiano Ziani
| Uitgever | Republic of Venice |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1172-1178 |
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| Samenstelling | Billon |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse presents a cross pattée at centre enclosed within a beaded or toothed inner circle, mirroring the obverse composition and consistent with the standard Venetian denier type of the 12th century. The surrounding legend + • S • MARCVS invokes Saint Mark, patron saint of Venice, in abbreviated Latin. The outer border displays a ring of decorative elements consistent with the obverse treatment. The flat, lightly struck surfaces and irregular flan edges are characteristic of hammered billon coinage produced at the Venice Mint during this period. |
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| Muntplaats | Venice Mint |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Sebastiano Ziani's dogeship, though brief, was among the most consequential in Venetian history — he presided over the reconciliation between Pope Alexander III and Frederick Barbarossa on Venetian soil in 1177, an event that cemented the Republic's diplomatic prestige across Latin Christendom. The denier issued under his authority represents the earliest documented Venetian billon coinage, the foundation series from which all subsequent Venetian small change descends.
The extreme lightness of these pieces meant they circulated hard and fast in the Rialto markets, and survivors with any meaningful surface detail are genuinely scarce.