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).
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0505 |
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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 |