1 Thaler of Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo from Venice Mint: Venice
Ruler: Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo, Venetian, 1701–1778

1769

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

27.97 g, 12:00, 40.7 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Daniel Pomeroy Davison, B.A. 1949

Accession Number

2001.87.32879

Geography

Made in Venice, Italy

Culture

Venetian

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: *ALOYSIO MOCENICO DUCE *~* open-winged haloed lion seated facing r. with head turned to l., holding an open book with 8 lines between front paws, shelf below reads "A" far l. and "S" far r., exergue *1769*, dart circle around edge of coin

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: *RESPUBLICA VENETA*~* diademed female bust facing r. with loose hair, large pendants, and ermine mantle wrapped across shoulders and fastened across chest, dart circle around edge of coin
Provenance
Daniel Pomeroy Davison, to 1968; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1968–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money, taler

Marks

laurel wreath around edge of coin

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