Copper coin of Venetian Period
Date:
1570
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Inscriptions:
Obverse: Winged lion of St. Mark seated left, supporting the gospel with front legs. Obverse legend: PRO REGNI CYPRI PRAESIDIO [on behalf of the garrison of the kingdom of Cyprus]. Reverse: (Above the reverse legend there is a little cubit which refers to the island as the mythological birthplace of Aphrodite). Reverse legend: VENETORUM FIDES INVIOLABILIS BISANTE [the loyalty of the Venetians is unshakable]
Description:
Copper coin, struck in Famagusta during the siege of the city in 1570 to pay soldiers and to purchase provisions. Intended to pass as a bezant. It was issued by Marc Antonio Bragadino. This coin was the last coin of any sort to be struck in the island during the Venetian period and the last coin pertaining to Cyprus until the appearance of the modern coinage of Queen Victoria in 1879.
Dimensions:
3 cm diameter
Subject:
Identifier:
mmr_00451
Provenance:
Famagusta, Cyprus
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Rights Holder:
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