CRETE under VENICE 1630: 10 Tornese (2 1/2 Soldi) : Struck 1606 to 1623 (VERY RARE)
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CRETE under VENICE 1630: 10 Tornese (2 1/2 Soldi) : Struck 1606 to 1623 (VERY RARE)
The obverse shows a winged lion of Saint Mark holding book of gospels, value in exergue T.10.
The reverse reads SOL / DINI / *2 *1/2 *
This is a very rare coin and sells from R1000 to well over R2000 depending on condition
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In the partition of the Byzantine empire after the capture of Constantinople by the armies of the Fourth Crusade in 1204, Crete was eventually acquired by Venice, which held it for more than four centuries (the "Kingdom of Candia"). The Kingdom of Candia (Italian: Regno di Candia) or Duchy of Candia (Italian: Ducato di Candia) was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, from the initial Venetian conquest in 1205–1212 to its fall to the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–1669).