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1/2 Testone - Francis II
| Issuer | Mantua, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1484-1519 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a crowned reliquary monstrance or pyx — the sacred vessel housing the Precious Blood of Christ, a revered relic of the Gonzaga dynasty — raised on a stepped pedestal and surmounted by a domed crown with cross finial. The reliquary is rendered in fine relief within a raised inner circle. The surrounding circular legend, interrupted by a cross and floral stops, reads XPI IHESV SANGVINIS, referencing the Blood of Jesus Christ. A beaded border frames the entire composition, consistent with the hammered coinage tradition of the Mantuan mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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