ClivePrice
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Posted: 5-Apr-2018, 21:12
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Posted: 5-Apr-2018, 21:12
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Hi, I'm Clive and have just joined this site to try to catalogue some coins left to me by my father. He started collecting during the Second World War in the Middle East and here is the coin from Candia (Crete nowadays). I wonder if the inscription reads SANCT • MARC • VEN which could be short for Saint Mark Venice. The design looks like a Venetian Lion with sword possibly with a Bible but it's difficult to be sure. Has anyone here looked at this period and might have more information?
ZacUK
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Posted: 5-Apr-2018, 21:23
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I also have one; number 4 on this topic from 5 years ago ...
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic18649.html
Italy, Venice, Candia (Crete), Gazzetta (2 Soldi), decree of 9 August 1653. Lion of St. Mark facing, holding sword // CANDIA, rosette flanked by stars above and below, N C (Nicolo Contarini) in exergue. 6.15g. Paolucci 884. Welcome to the site.
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 5-Apr-2018, 21:57
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Posted: 5-Apr-2018, 21:57
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ClivePrice
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Posted: 5-Apr-2018, 23:51
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Posted: 5-Apr-2018, 23:51
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Quote: "ZacUK" I also have one; number 4 on this topic from 5 years ago ...
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic18649.html
Italy, Venice, Candia (Crete), Gazzetta (2 Soldi), decree of 9 August 1653. Lion of St. Mark facing, holding sword // CANDIA, rosette flanked by stars above and below, N C (Nicolo Contarini) in exergue. 6.15g. Paolucci 884. Welcome to the site.
Thanks Zac, really interesting. Do you think the II indicates the value? Also looked at the DeaMoneta page but that coin has MAS under CANDIA rather than NC on mine but I can't find a Doge with those initials. How did you get the date? What/who is Paolucci 884?
ZacUK
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Posted: 6-Apr-2018, 08:25
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The letters II are Roman numerals for the value 2 Soldi. Paolucci #884 is a catalogue reference.
Will look up more tonight.
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 6-Apr-2018, 11:38
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Posted: 6-Apr-2018, 11:38
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Quote: "ClivePrice"
Quote: "ZacUK"
but I can't find a Doge with those initials. How did you get the date?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%B2_Contarini
I searched the CNI, there are coins of Candia, but not yours... :
Sigla N C
NICOLÒ CONTARINI, massaro: entra il 2 maggio 1658.
or this one:
Sigla N C
NICOLÒ CORNER, massaro all'oro: eletto il 5 dicembre 1787.
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
ZacUK
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Posted: 6-Apr-2018, 22:39
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Posted: 6-Apr-2018, 22:39
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M A S = Marco Aurelio Soranzo
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 6-Apr-2018, 22:59
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Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
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