Counter commemorating the Venetian fleet
Counter commemorating the Venetian fleet. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Similar to preceding, but the flag larger. Legend: 'S . M . V . ALOYSIUS . MOCENICO . DVX' (Mocenigo III). Exergue: 'ANNO . V . P . Q .' Reverse: Port-quarter view of a battleship under sail, two others in distance (left and right). Legend: 'IN CVSTOD . ILLIS RETRIB . MVLTA.' Exergue: '1726'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0510 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Querini, P. |
Places: | Italy |
Date made: | 1726 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 37 mm |