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1/2 Denaro / Medaglia Class C
| Issuer | Republic of Genoa |
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| Year | 1170-1190 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the gateway of Genoa (castello), a stylized turreted castle with two towers flanking a central archway, rendered in crude but bold relief characteristic of 12th-century Genoese hammered coinage. The device is enclosed within a cabled or beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, interrupted by pellets, reads ✠ • IA • NV • A •, an abbreviated form of IANUA, the Latin name for Genoa. The overall flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hand-struck medieval silver coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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