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1 Doppia - Scipione Gonzaga
| Issuer | Bozzolo (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1618 |
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| Weight | 7 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large crowned quartered coat of arms of the Gonzaga family, displaying the heraldic devices of the lordship of Bozzolo and its associated territories, with decorative mantling and scrollwork flanking the shield. A princely crown surmounts the escutcheon. The circular legend surrounding the arms reads SCIP PRIN BOZ II MAR HOS C P ET C, identifying Scipione Gonzaga as Prince of Bozzolo, rendered in hammered relief characteristic of early seventeenth-century Italian workshop production. |
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| Obverse lettering | SCIP PRIN BOZ II MAR HOS C P ET C |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of a male saint, possibly Saint Peter or a patron saint of Bozzolo, facing slightly to the left, draped in flowing robes and holding a palm frond in one hand and a crown in the other. The figure stands on a plain ground line, rendered in bold hammered relief with a stylized baroque treatment of the drapery. The date 1618 appears in the lower exergue. The surrounding circular legend reads ABSIT NE ABSIT DOP N D CARATI 21 6 1618, referencing the denomination and gold fineness of 21 carats and 6 grains. |
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