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1 Doppia - Ludovico II Fieschi
| Issuer | County of Masserano (Masserano, Italian States) |
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| Year | 1528-1532 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ludovico II Fieschi acquired lordship over Masserano through a web of inheritance disputes that plagued the Fieschi family throughout the early sixteenth century. The county itself was a minor Piedmontese signoria — perpetually caught between Savoyard pressure and Milanese influence — that exercised minting rights with an assertiveness disproportionate to its political weight. Gold issues from Masserano in this period are genuinely scarce survivors; the county's output was small by any measure, and attrition over five centuries has been considerable.
Fr#610 is rarely encountered outside major auction appearances.