1/4 Grosso - Giovanni Giacomo Paleologo

Giovanni Giacomo Paleologo ruled Montferrat as a vassal of the Duchy of Milan under Filippo Maria Visconti, a relationship that constrained his political independence considerably. The quarter grosso was the workhorse denomination of northern Italian billon coinage in this period — practical rather than prestigious, circulating through the markets and toll stations of the Po Valley rather than entering treasury hoards.

The CNI II attribution places this firmly within a well-documented but relatively thin series for the marquisate.