Coin cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse of an osella of Doge Bertucci Valier.Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . BERTVCCIVS . VALERIO . D.' Reverse: A dragon (right) attacked by an eagle (left). Legend: 'RESISTIT . IMPAVIDE.' (Fearless in self-defence.) Exergue: 'ANNO . I .'
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1327 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Coin cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Zeno, Mario |
| Events: | Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War: Action off the Dardanelles,1657 |
| Date made: | 26 Jun 1656 |
| People: | Ottoman Navy; Valier, Bertuccifl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 34 mm |
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