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1/2 Soldino or Sizain - Louis XII
| Issuer | Milan, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1499-1512 |
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| Weight | 0.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned coat of arms combining the fleurs-de-lis of France with the Visconti biscione (serpent) of Milan, surmounted by a royal crown. The quartered shield serves as the primary heraldic device asserting Louis XII's dual claim over France and the Duchy of Milan. A circular Latin legend surrounds the field, reading LVDOVICVS XII D G FRANCOR REX, identifying the issuer as Louis XII by the grace of God King of the French. The strike is characteristically irregular, as expected of hammered billon coinage of this period, with the legend partially weak at points around the flan edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | LVDOVICVS XII D G FRANCOR REX |
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| Edge | Plain |
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