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1 `Ambrosino d`oro`
| Issuer | Milan (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1300-1310 |
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| Reference(s) | MIR MI#64 |
| Obverse description | Two nimbed saints, Saints Protasius and Gervasius, depicted standing full-length facing forward, each clad in long robes rendered in a Byzantine-influenced Gothic style. The figures are separated by a vertical inscription in the field between them. A circular legend in uncial Latin runs along the periphery, identifying both saints and the city of Milan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Saint Ambrose, patron and Archbishop of Milan, depicted standing full-length facing forward in full episcopal vestments including mitre and cope, with a nimbus behind his head. He is shown between two tall columns surmounted by decorative capitals, lending an architectural framing to the composition in a style characteristic of north Italian Gothic goldsmithing. A circular legend in uncial Latin runs along the periphery of the coin, identifying the saint. |
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