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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-15B6DB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Damaged silver soldino of Doge Michael Steno, c.1400-1411 AD, Venice mint.
Obverse: Doge kneeling left holding banner. Mint control mark to right (a star above M). Inscription: +MIChE[L D.V.X.]
Reverse: Winged and nimbate lion of St Mark facing within a circle, holding book of gospels. Inscription: S M[...]ETI
Notes:
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1411
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 22nd October 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Soldino
Ruler/issuer: Michele Steno
Mint or issue place: Little Venice
Type: Venetian soldino of Michele Steno (type 5)
Obverse description: Doge kneeling left holding banner. Mint control mark to right (a star above M).
Obverse inscription: +MIChE[L D.V.X.]
Reverse description: Winged and nimbate lion of St Mark facing within a circle, holding book of gospels.
Reverse inscription: + S M[...]ETI
Initial mark: Star above M
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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