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AE Bezant. Marc Antonio Bragadino, 1570

AE Bezant. Marc Antonio Bragadino, 1570

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1570

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Description Obverse: 

Winged lion of St. Mark seated left, supporting the Gospel with front legs.

Inscription Obverse: 

[P]RO REGNI CYPRI PRESSIDIO 1570

Description Reverse: 

Cupid flying above the inscription.

Inscription Reverse: 

V[E]NETORV FIDES INVIOL[AB]ILIS BISANTE I

BOCCF: 
1999-03-91
Bibliography: 

Pitsillides 1976, 11-15; Michaelidou 2002, 258-262.