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Counter commemorating the naval events in the Levant, 1647
Counter commemorating the naval events in the Levant, 1647. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . FRANC . MOLINO . DVX.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a galley in a rough sea, a flame with rays at the masthead. Legend: 'DVX . DVM . LVX.' (While Heaven's light leads.) Exergue: 'ANNO . V .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0502 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Corner, Benetto |
| Places: | Italy |
| Events: | Cretan War: Blockade of the Dardanelles, 1646 |
| Date made: | 1650 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |