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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-14FDAE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval Venetian soldino of Doge Antonio Venier, AD. 1382 - 1400
Soldinios were known as the galyhalpens (galley-halfpence) as it was brought by the annual Venetian trading fleets. The soldino was about the size of English halfpennies and was popular because of a contemporary lack of small change: soldini in fact occur as English finds more often than proper halfpennies of the period.
Obverse: Doge kneeling holding banner star D in field ANTO VENERIO DVX
Reverse: Winged lion nimbate S MARCVS VENETI
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1382
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.44 g
Diameter: 15.69 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4980
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Soldino
Ruler/issuer: Antonio Venier
Mint or issue place: Little Venice
Type: Venetian soldino of Antonio Venier (type 4)
Obverse description: Doge kneeling holding banner star D in field
Obverse inscription: ANTO VENERIO DVX
Reverse description: Winged lion nimbate
Reverse inscription: S MARCVS VENETI
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Millbrook (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0138
Four figure Latitude: 52.03122271
Four figure longitude: -0.5291722
1:25K map: TL0138
1:10K map: TL03NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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