From the site UNRV.com (thank you, Melvadius): http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1954 I guess this hoard reflects the (not always friendly) rivalry between two of the superpowers of the age: a decaying Byzantine Empire and a growing Venetian Empire. Soon, both these empires would face their greatest enemy, the Ottoman Turks. The Byzantine Empire would eventually fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The Venetian Empire would survive its struggles with the Ottoman Empire, but would be critically weakened. guy
