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ITALY. Venice. Pietro Gradenigo, 1289-1311. Grosso (Silver, 20 mm, 2.15 g, 6 h), 49th Doge. IC - XC Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne. Rev. •PE• GRADONICO• •S• M• VЄNЄTI• / DVX Doge and St. Mark standing facing, holding banner between them. Paolucci 2. Lightly toned. About extremely fine.
Pietro Gradenigo was Doge of Venice when the Venetian traveller Marco Polo returned from China. In 1294 war broke out between Venice and Genoa, and Polo joined the war effort, only to be captured shortly thereafter. While he was imprisoned by the Genoans, he dictated the tales of his travels to his cellmate, Rustichello da Pisa, a romance writer.
Pietro Gradenigo was Doge of Venice when the Venetian traveller Marco Polo returned from China. In 1294 war broke out between Venice and Genoa, and Polo joined the war effort, only to be captured shortly thereafter. While he was imprisoned by the Genoans, he dictated the tales of his travels to his cellmate, Rustichello da Pisa, a romance writer.