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1/2 Ducato - Giovanni II Bentivoglio
| Issuer | Lordship of Bologna |
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| Year | 1494 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES BENTIVOLVS II BONONIENSIS |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a six-line inscription in bold Roman capital letters distributed across the entire field, reading MA / XIMILIANI / IMPERA · MVN / VS · MCCCC / LXXXX / IIII, referencing the gift (munus) of Emperor Maximilian and recording the Roman numeral date MCCCCLXXXXIIII (1494). The legend commemorates the imperial grant of coinage rights bestowed upon Giovanni II Bentivoglio by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded border, consistent with the hammered technique of the period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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