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<p>[QUOTE="ancientcoinguru, post: 2549124, member: 75563"]Wow, this gives me an opportunity to show off my Grosso, one of the first medieval coin I bought.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I just started collecting this year, so I admit I know very little about medieval coins. But the seller said this is the coin that many other medieval coins imitate (but it sure looks a lot like your coin, which was minted first...)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]547529[/ATTACH]</p><p>VENICE, possible Balkan strike</p><p>Francesco Dandolo 1328-1329 AD</p><p>AR Grosso 2.14 gm - 19 mm</p><p>Obv: [FR]A.DANDVLO left, S.M. VENETI right right, Saint Mark giving banner to Doge, DVX between. </p><p>Rev: Christ enthroned, IC XC</p><p>Reference: Bi.2808 R</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the writeup [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER], I appreciated learning some medieval history<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER], I really like the design on your coin...and will have to get me one![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancientcoinguru, post: 2549124, member: 75563"]Wow, this gives me an opportunity to show off my Grosso, one of the first medieval coin I bought.:D I just started collecting this year, so I admit I know very little about medieval coins. But the seller said this is the coin that many other medieval coins imitate (but it sure looks a lot like your coin, which was minted first...) [ATTACH=full]547529[/ATTACH] VENICE, possible Balkan strike Francesco Dandolo 1328-1329 AD AR Grosso 2.14 gm - 19 mm Obv: [FR]A.DANDVLO left, S.M. VENETI right right, Saint Mark giving banner to Doge, DVX between. Rev: Christ enthroned, IC XC Reference: Bi.2808 R Thanks for the writeup [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER], I appreciated learning some medieval history:) [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER], I really like the design on your coin...and will have to get me one![/QUOTE]
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