Talk:Sequin (coin)

Etymology of the word Zecca

I do not have the documentary resources to confirm this but I believe that the name for the Venitian mint, the "Zecca", is derived for the Arabic "ad-Dar as-Sakka". This latter is still used in a number of Arabic countries (such as Morocco) to designate the official state mint. If confirmed, the ultimate origin of the word sequin would therefore be Arabic.Wildbe 10:27, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

The older encyclopedias (e.g. 1911 Enc.Brit.) seem to agree with you in some sense. They say that zecca is italian for a mint and that the italian word is an adaptation of the Arabic sikka that means a die for coins. /Johan Jönsson 10:52, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Use of the word Sequin

Someone is pretty angry about the name of this entry and has thus defaced it. Cleanup on aisle 3? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.38.205.104 (talk) 14:11, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

While in a number of the circles the previous editor cites the word may never be used, it is used in literary circles. A calmer tone suggesting to the reader of works such as _The Mysteries of Udolpho_ by Ann Radcliffe seek out the article on the "Zecchino" may be more professional and effective.

The official name for this coin is a ducat, sequin and zecchino are nicknames. In any event, the coin is much better known as a ducat or a zecchino than as a sequin ant I think that the article would be better if its title was Venetain Ducat. EcuPadic (talk) 15:11, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

The article would be more useful if something regarding the value of the coin were included. It may be of some interest that the coin is mentioned on virtually every page of the Memoires of Casanova. 110.139.227.104 (talk) 12:02, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Unchanged?

I don't understand how the design remained unchanged when at the bottom it states: "Coin collectors often try to accumulate a complete set of zecchini of "all the Doges."". How would one know which reign it was from if it didn't change? Obviously it DID change, with different Doges on them. Maybe the size and shape stayed the same, which would be remarkable in it's own right. 74.10.226.170 (talk) 16:03, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

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The sequin (zecchino) is a gold coin minted by the Republic of Venice. The design of the coin remained relatively unchanged for more than 500 years, from its introduction in 1284 to the fall of the Venetian Republic at the hands of Napoleon on 12 May 1797. No other coin design has ever been produced over such a long historical period. This coin, with a face value of 50 zecchini, was minted between 1779 and 1789, during the reign of Paolo Renier, the 119th and penultimate doge of Venice. The coin has a diameter of 76 millimetres (3.0 in) and weighs 192.5 grams (6.79 oz), and forms part of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.

Credit: Zecca of Venice; photographed by Andrew Shiva

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Problem with the article or the picture description?

The weights in the article and the picture description do not match.

The article states:

• The sequin (/ˈsiːkwɪn/; Venetian and Italian: zecchino [dzekˈkiːno]) is a gold coin weighing 3.5 grams (0.12 oz) of .986 gold, minted by the Republic of Venice from the 13th century onwards.

The picture description states:

• 50 zecchini from the reign of Paolo Renier (1779–89), penultimate Doge of Venice. This denomination (on average) weighs 192.5 grams

Dividing 192.5 by 3.5 gives 55. Perhaps the 3.5 in the article is the weight of a zecchini?

ShReich (talk) 02:02, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I noticed this mass discrepancy as well, someone with more experience and skill should work out how this should be.

Dr.gregory.retzlaff (talk) 03:27, 12 May 2022 (UTC)