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Resistit Impavide: Counter commemorating the victory off the Dardanelles,1657

$ 528

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Year: 1656
  • Composition: Silver

    Description

    Description
    Counter commemorating the victory off the Dardanelles, 1657. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . BERTVCCIVS . VALERIO . D.' Reverse: A dragon (right) attacked by an eagle (left). Legend: 'RESISTIT . IMPAVIDE.' (Fearless in self-defence.) Exergue: 'ANNO . I .'
    Date made
    1656
    Artist/Maker
    Corner, F.
    Place made
    Italy
    Credit
    National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
    Materials
    silver
    Measurements
    Overall: 35 mm
    Parts
    Counter commemorating the victory off the Dardanelles, 1657 (MEC0504)