Counter commemorating the Doge Morosini

Counter commemorating the Doge Morosini. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . FRANC . MAVROCE . DVX.' Exergue: 'ANNO . IV'. Reverse: A monument surmounted by a seated figure of the Doge, holding a staff in his right hand, with trophies at his feet and behind the pedestal of the monument. Legend: 'MAVROC . PELOPONE SIACO . VIVENTI . S . C.' (To Morosini, the conqueror of the Peloponnesus, during his lifetime. Voted by the Senate).

Object Details

ID: MEC0505
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: J. Bassegio
Places: Italy
Date made: 1691
People: Morosini, Francesco
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 35 mm