April 26, 2024
1476, Doges of Venice, Pietro Mocenigo. Silver Marcello (½ Lira) Coin. R!
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1476, Doges of Venice, Pietro Mocenigo. Silver Marcello (½ Lira) Coin. R! Condition: A nice VF+ + Mint Period: 1478-1485 Assayer: Francesco Baffo (F-B) Doge: Giovanni Mocenigo (1478-1485) Denomination: Silver Marcello (½ Lira of 12 Soldi) Reference: CNI VII 16, Papadopoli 17, Paolucci 2. R! Diameter: 25mm Material: SilverWeight: 3.07gm Obverse: St. Mark standing right, giving banner to kneeled Doge. Mint master´s initials (F-B) in fields. Legend: S . M . VENETI - PE . MOCENIGO Reverse: Christ Pantokrator seated in throne, right hand in benediction, left hand holding book of gospels. Christogram (IC-XC) in fields. Legend: . TIBI . SOLI - GLORIA . In Eastern Christianity, the most widely used Christogram is a four-letter abbreviation, ICXC — a traditional abbreviation of the Greek words for "Jesus Christ" (i.e., the first and last letters of each of the words ΙΗΣΟΥΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ — written "IHCOYC XPICTOC" with a transliteration of the lunate sigma common in medieval Greek as "C"). On icons, this Christogram may be split: "IC" on the left of the image and "XC" on the right, most often with a bar above the letters (see titlos), indicating that it is a sacred name. It is sometimes rendered as "ICXC NIKA", meaning "Jesus Christ Conquers." Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. ! Pietro Mocenigo (1406–1476) was doge of Venice from
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