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1/4 Scudo - Agostino Spinola
| Issuer | Tassarolo, County of |
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| Year | 1607-1610 |
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| Currency | Scudo |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Agostino Spinola facing right, wearing a ruff collar and pauldron, depicted in the Renaissance courtly manner. The effigy is set within the coin's field with a circular beaded border. The circumferential Latin legend reads AVGVSTINVS SPIN COMES TASS, identifying the issuer as Count of Tassarolo. The portrait is rendered in a bold, high-relief style characteristic of early seventeenth-century Italian hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Imperial double-headed eagle displayed, with both heads facing outward, surmounted by a single imperial crown. An orb is depicted on the breast of the eagle, and the wings are spread wide with detailed feathering. Two small heraldic figures appear at the lower flanks of the eagle. The circumferential Latin legend VIRTVTE CAESAREA DVCE encircles the design within a beaded border, alluding to Imperial authority as guide. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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