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Counter commemorating the Battle of Paros, 1651
Counter commemorating the Battle of Paros, 1651. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VENET . FRANC . MOLINO . D.' Reverse: A fleet (left); above, the rays of the sun striking a mirror (right). Legend: 'SVPERO . FERVENTE . FOVENTE' (Fed by the flame of Heaven.) Exergue: 'ANNO . VI .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0503 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Semitecolo, Z. A. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Events: | Cretan War: Battle of Paros, 1651 |
| Date made: | 1651 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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