CORN-DAB873: soldino of Doge Nicolo Tron (obverse)

Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-DAB873

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver Venetian soldino of Doge Nicolo Tron (1471-1473) with Doge kneeling left holding banner with L / M in right field on the obverse and the winged lion of St. Mark facing within a quadrilobe, an annulet in each angle, on the reverse.

The Venetian soldino, meaning "little shilling", circulated unofficially as halfpennies in England during the 15th and early 16th centuries, due to a lack of small change in the country at the time. They were nicknamed "galyhalpens" or galley-halfpence after the "galley-men" who imported them: the merchants on the Venetian galley fleet who came to England each summer.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1473

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 13 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016 - Monday 25th July 2016

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Soldino
Ruler/issuer: Nicolò Tron
Mint or issue place: Little Venice
Type: Venetian soldino of Nicolo Tron (type 7)
Obverse description: Doge kneeling left holding banner with mint control mark LM in right field
Obverse inscription: NI·TRONVS·DVX
Reverse description: Winged lion of St Mark facing within a quadrilobe, an annulet in each angle
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Perranzabuloe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW7755
Four figure Latitude: 50.35257609
Four figure longitude: -5.13614426
1:25K map: SW7755
1:10K map: SW75NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

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