Italian States - Venice tornesollo 1355-1356 

• 1355 
• Venice 
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Italian States - Venice tornesollo 1355-1356

1355

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VEXELIFER . VENETIA

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Biaggi 2831 (R3)

The tornesello was minted in Venice, specifically for use by the administrators of colonies of Coron and Modon (Peleponnese Greece), Negroponte and Crete. Struck in an alloy of 1/9 silver, they were intended as a replacement for the Frankish denier tournois, last minted in 1350. Doges (duke, or Latin "dux") of Venice: Paolo Lucio Anafesto (697–717, 1st doge) Marcello Tegalliano (717–726) Ursus Hypatus (726–737) Dominicus Leo Abrogatis (738) Felice Corniola (739) Diodato Orso (740) Gioviano Cepanico Ipato (741) Giovanni Fabriciaco (742) Teodato Ipato (742–755) Galla Gaulo (755–756) Domenico Monegario (756–764) Maurizio Galbaio (764–787) Giovanni Galbaio (787–804) Obelerio Antenoreo (804–811) Agnello Participazio (811–827) Giustiniano Participazio (827–829) Giovanni I Participazio (829–837) Pietro Tradonico (837–864) Orso I Participazio (864–881) Giovanni II Participazio (881–887) Pietro I Candiano (887–888) Pietro Tribuno (888–912) Orso II Participazio (912–932) Pietro II Candiano (932–939) Pietro Participazio (939–942) Pietro III Candiano (942–959) Pietro IV Candiano (959–976) Pietro I Orseolo (976–978) Vitale Candiano (978–979) Tribuno Memmo (979–991) Pietro II Orseolo (991–1009) Otto Orseolo (1009–1026) Pietro Barbolano (1026–1032) Domenico Flabanico (1032–1043) Domenico Contarini (1043–1071) Domenico Selvo (1071–1084) Vitale Faliero (1084–1096) Vitale I Michiel (1096–1102) Ordelafo Faliero (1102–1117) Domenico Michele (1117–1130) Pietro Polani (1130–1148) Domenico Morosini (1148–1156) Vital II Michele (1156–1172) Sebastiano Ziani (1172–1178) Orio Mastropiero (1178–1192) Enrico Dandolo (1192–1205) Pietro Ziani (1205–1229) Jacopo Tiepolo (1229–1249) Marino Morosini (1249–1252) Reniero Zeno (1252–1268) Lorenzo Tiepolo (1268–1275) Jacopo Contarini (1275–1280) Giovanni Dandolo (1280–1289) Pietro Gradenigo (1289–1311) Marino Zorzi (1311–1312) Giovanni Soranzo (1312–1328) Francesco Dandolo (1328–1339) Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1339–1342) Andrea Dandolo (1342–1354) Marino Faliero (1354–1355) Giovanni Gradenigo (1355–1356) Giovanni Dolfin (1356–1361) Lorenzo Celsi (1361–1365) Marco Cornaro (1365–1367) Andrea Contarini (1367–1382) Michele Morosini (1382–1382) Antonio Venier (1382–1400) Michele Steno (1400–1413) Tommaso Mocenigo (1413–1423) Francesco Foscari (1423–1457) Pasquale Malipiero (1457–1462) Cristoforo Moro (1462–1471) Nicolò Tron (1471–1473) Nicolò Marcello (1473–1474) Pietro Mocenigo (1474–1476) Andrea Vendramin (1476–1478) Giovanni Mocenigo (1478–1485) Marco Barbarigo (1485–1486) Agostino Barbarigo (1486–1501) Leonardo Loredan (1501–1521) Antonio Grimani (1521–1523) Andrea Gritti (1523–1538) Pietro Lando (1538–1545) Francesco Donato (1545–1553) Marcantonio Trivisan (1553–1554) Francesco Venier (1554–1556) Lorenzo Priuli (1556–1559) Girolamo Priuli (1559–1567) Pietro Loredan (1567–1570) Alvise I Mocenigo (1570–1577) Sebastiano Venier (1577–1578) Nicolò da Ponte (1578–1585) Pasqual Cicogna (1585–1595) Marino Grimani (1595–1606) Leonardo Donato (1606–1612) Marcantonio Memmo (1612–1615) Giovanni Bembo (1615–1618) Nicolò Donato (1618–1618) Antonio Priuli (1618–1623) Francesco Contarini (1623–1624) Giovanni I Cornaro (1624–1630) Nicolò Contarini (1630–1631) Francesco Erizzo (1631–1646) Francesco Molin (1646–1655) Carlo Contarini (1655–1656) Francesco Cornaro (1656–1656) Bertuccio Valiero (1656–1658) Giovanni Pesaro (1658–1659) Domenico II Contarini (1659–1674) Nicolò Sagredo (1674–1676) Alvise Contarini (1676–1683) Marcantonio Giustinian (1683–1688) Francesco Morosini (1688–1694) Silvestro Valiero (1694–1700) Alvise II Mocenigo (1700–1709) Giovanni II Cornaro (1709–1722) Sebastiano Mocenigo (1722–1732) Carlo Ruzzini (1732–1735) Alvise Pisani (1735–1741) Pietro Grimani (1741–1752) Francesco Loredan (1752–1762) Marco Foscarini (1762–1763) Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1763–1779) Paolo Renier (1779–1789) Ludovico Manin (1789–1797, last doge - forced to abdicate by Napoleon)