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1 Doppia - William X Gonzaga
| Issuer | Duchy of Montferrat (Montferrat, Italian States) |
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| Year | 1578-1582 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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William X Gonzaga — properly Guglielmo Gonzaga, who held Montferrat as a secondary title subordinate to his Duchy of Mantua — struck this doppia during a period of active dynastic maneuvering in northern Italy. The Gonzaga acquisition of Montferrat in 1536 had been legally contested for decades, and coinage bearing his authority over the marquisate served a pointed political function alongside any economic one.
The doppia denomination itself emerged in Italian states as a double ducat equivalent, intended primarily for trade and treasury use rather than everyday exchange. Few circulated hard.