VENICE Coins
Bagattino Coin: The Small Change of Medieval Italy
BAGATTINO Illustrated Specimen Details: 6 Bagattini Example Specimen: 6 Bagattini, 1619 (Republic of Venice) Authority & Identification: This copper fractional coin was issued by the Republic of Venice. The obverse featur…
Soldino Coin: History of the Venetian Small Denomination
Soldino Illustrated Specimen Details: Soldino Example Specimen: Soldino, 1610 (Kingdom of Candia) Authority & Identification: This copper coin was minted for the Kingdom of Candia (modern Crete) during its period as a Ven…
Tornesello: Venetian Colonial Coinage (14th-16th cc.)
Tornesello Illustrated Specimen Details: Tornesello Example Specimen: Tornesello, 1382-1400 (Republic of Venice, Stato da Màr) Authority & Identification: This billon coin is a classic Tornesello issued during the reign o…
History of the Groš: From Grosso to the Bulgarian Empire
Groš Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Groš Example Specimen: Groš, 1280-1292 (Second Bulgarian Empire — imitation of Venetian coin) Authority & Heraldry: This silver coin from the Second Bulgarian Empire was issued un…
Gazzetta: Venetian Coin Denomination; 2 soldi
Gazzetta Illustrated Specimen Details: Gazzetta (Kingdom of the Morea) Example Specimen: Gazzetta (2 soldi), 1688-1690 AD Authority: Issued by the Republic of Venice for the Kingdom of the Morea (the Peloponnese peninsula in…