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1/2 Giulio / 1 Grosso - Cosimo III
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
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| Year | 1714-1737 |
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| Reference(s) | MIR#455/4, CNI XI#5/6 |
| Obverse description | Central field displays a decorative cross patée with concave arms, each quadrant ornamented with three pellets arranged in a triangular pattern. The cross design is characteristic of the Pisan coinage tradition maintained under Medici grand-ducal authority. The encircling Latin legend reads ASPICE PISAS, separated by large round stops, with the date 1735 appearing in the lower portion of the field beneath the cross. The coin's milled edge is clearly visible, consistent with the mechanized production of the Florence Mint during the early eighteenth century. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cosimo III ruled Tuscany for 53 years — the longest reign in Medici history — and spent much of it watching his dynasty collapse around him. Both legitimate male heirs predeceased him or were otherwise lost to succession; his son Gian Gastone was effectively the last. The silver coinage of his final decades was struck against the backdrop of prolonged negotiations among the European powers over who would inherit the Grand Duchy, ultimately settled in favor of Francis of Lorraine well before Cosimo died in 1723.
The MIR 455/4 attribution covers multiple die pairings across a long production window, and CNI XI draws a further distinction at the individual specimen level.