Book Title: Fasti ducales ab Anafesto I. ad Silvestrum Valerium Venetorum ducem cum eorum iconibus, insignibus, nummismatibus publicis, & privatis aere sculptis: inscriptionibus ex aula M. Consilii, ac sepulchralibus. Adiectae sunt adnotationes, ad vitam cuiusque principis, rerum, quae omissae fuerant; studio Ioannis Palatii ...

Author: Palazzi, Giovanni, b. 1640?

Image Title: Portrait and Medal of Francesco Contarini

Description: A portrait of Venetian Doge Francesco Contarini (1555-1624), who reigned from 1623 to 1624. The accompanying coin is Contarini’s 1623 osella. On the reverse (left), the central legend commemorates his first year, while the encircling inscription alludes to Venice’s founding, traditionally dated back to 420. The obverse (right) depicts Doge Contarini kneeling, humbly accepting the Venetian banner from the seated Saint Mark.

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