14th-16th century AD. Leonardo Loredan and two uncertain doges. Obvs: figure of doge or doge kneeling before Christ with legend. one reading LE LAV S M V. Revs: winged lion or figure of Christ with legend. See Paolucci pp.54-55. 0.92 grams total. ("). Found near Colchester, UK, 2000s. Silver soldini minted in Venice circulated freely in England in medieval times and at least until the 1530s, despite attempts to outlaw them, to provide small change and are often known as 'Galley Halfpennies', believed to derive from them being brought to England on Venetian galley ships and offloaded in the London docks. [3]