Osella from Venice with Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo Artist: Unknown
Mint: Venice

1775

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

9.77 g, 12:00, 33.7 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Reverend William H. Owen, B.A. 1897

Accession Number

2001.87.33062

Geography

Made in Venice, Italy

Culture

Venetian

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: IN OPERE FULGET, standing winged genius holds torch upsidedown in r. hand on a pile of masks, die, and other games, beam of light top l., in exergue "V V".

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: ALOYSII/ MOCENICI/ PRINCIPIS/ MUNUS A: XIII/ 1775/, text circled by laurel.
Provenance
Reverend William H. Owen, to 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

Coinage of the Republic of Venice, coins, money

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