Black Sea, Italian Genoese Colony, Caffa City, AR Asper, 1421 AD, Zeno-257113

Description

This coin was issued in
Caffa City
, an Italian
Genoese colony
, at the seaside area of
Black Sea.
It was issued in the name Genoese
Consul Fillippo Maria Visconti
(1421-1435 AD) and in the na
me of
Daulat
Birdi Khan
(1420-1421AD) in
Golden Horde
.    It was minted in
1421 AD
.
Caffa City (now Feodosia City) is a port town of regional significance on the Black Sea coast.  The city was founded
by Greek colonists from
Miletos
in the
6th century BC
.  Noted for its rich agricultural land, on which its trade depended.
In the
late 13th century
, traders from the Republic of
Genoa
arrived and purchased the city from the
ruling Golden Horde
.
They established a flourishing
trading settlement
called Caffa, which virtually monopolized trade in the Black Sea region
and served as a major port and
administrative center
for the Genoese settlements around the Sea.
Ibn Battuta visited
the city, noting it was a "great city along the sea coast inhabited by Christians, most of them
Genoese
."
He further stated, "We went down to its port, where we saw
a wonderful harbor
with about two hundred vessels in it, both
ships of war
and
trading vessels
, small and large, for it is one of the world's
celebrated ports.
".
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
The city was located at (
45.0489, 35.3792
)
in google location system.
There are
great walls
of the Genoese colony.
I will add a snap shot of the wall from google system.
Silver Asper.    A small chip at the edge.
Very hard to get coin.
Design :
Latin legends
with the design of "Genoese Gate". /
Arabic legends
with Tamgha.
Catalog number is Zeno-257113
.
Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database".
Size : 15 x 15 mm.     Weight : 0.75 gr.
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