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1/4 Genovino 'Quartarola'
| Issuer | Republic of Genoa |
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| Year | 1252-1305 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the stylized Genoese castle (Castello) depicted in architectural elevation within a beaded inner circle, rendered in the angular, abstracted Gothic style characteristic of 13th-century Genoese coinage. Four large wedge-shaped or arrow-head ornaments radiate outward from the beaded circle toward the coin's rim, alternating with small pellet stops in the four quadrants. A cross pattee appears at the apex above the castle. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin reads ✠ • I • A • N • V • A ✽, spelling out IANVA (the Latin name for Genoa), separated by pellet punctuation marks whose precise form varies by emission class. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ • I • A • N • V • A ✽ (Translation: Genoa) |
| Reverse description | Central field displays a plain cross paternostro within a beaded inner circle, its four arms extending to the inner circumference and dividing the central area into four quadrants. The radiating wedge-shaped ornaments continue from the inner circle toward the rim, mirroring the obverse design and lending the coin its characteristic star-like silhouette. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin reads ✠ · CVNRADVS · REX, invoking the authority of Conrad, Holy Roman Emperor and King, whose name was traditionally retained on Genoese coinage long after his reign as a mark of imperial sanction. The lettering is bold and angular, typical of 13th-century hammered gold coinage of the Ligurian workshops. |
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