Sequin (coin) who was prominently depicted on it, it was called the ', after the Zecca (mint) of Venice, since 1543 when Venice began minting a silver coin also called a ducat. The name of the mint ultimately derives from ("), meaning a coin mould or die. In some regions, in later centuries, this type of coins were stitched to women's clothing such as headdresses – this eventually led to the origin of the more modern word "sequins" to denote small shiny, circular decorations. Following the Venetian model, similar coins were used for centuries throughout the Mediterranean. After two hundred years of
Alfredo Zecca Alfredo Zecca Alfredo Horacio Zecca (born September 27, 1949) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church He served as archbishop of Tucumán from 2011 to 2017, when he resigned for reasons of health. Zecca was born in Buenos Aires, and ordained to the priesthood on November 19, 1976. He was named a consultor to the Congregation for Catholic Education on January 29, 2005, and a member of that Congregation on June 12, 2012. On June 10, 2011, he was appointed Archbishop of Tucumán following the retirement of Archbishop Luis Héctor Villalba. Zecca received his episcopal consecration on August 11