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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2335794, member: 74799&quot;]It is a Ventian Grosso, an important coin in numismatics history.&nbsp; It spearheaded several imitation coins throughout Eastern Christendom.&nbsp; For more information, I suggest you download the following free and legal resources:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, Volume VII </i>(I would download all of them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) at:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.numismaticadellostato.it/web/pns/iuno-moneta/biblioteca/corpus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismaticadellostato.it/web/pns/iuno-moneta/biblioteca/corpus" rel="nofollow">http://www.numismaticadellostato.it/web/pns/iuno-moneta/biblioteca/corpus</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Paolucci&#039;s 1st edition of The Coinage of the Doges of Venice</i> at <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7478" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7478" rel="nofollow">http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7478</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Note that there are NO images on Paolucci&#039;s gutenberg edition, but you can download the actual book with plates from Google at <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=P0dmAAAAMAAJ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=P0dmAAAAMAAJ" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=P0dmAAAAMAAJ</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>The Venetian Tornesello: A Medieval Colonial Coinage</i> by Alan M. Stahl at:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4351751;view=1up;seq=7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4351751;view=1up;seq=7" rel="nofollow">http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4351751;view=1up;seq=7</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Venice: Giovanni Soranzo (1312-1327) AR Grosso (Paolucci pg24, #2) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: <i>IO SVPANTIO S M VENETI DVX</i>; Doge and S. Marco standing facing, holding banner between them.</p><p>Rev: IC - XC; Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]474143[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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