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1 Ducat - Giovanni Andrea II
| Issuer | County of Loano (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1639 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ITER PARA TVTVM |
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Loano was a tiny Ligurian lordship held by the Doria family, and Giovanni Andrea II — Admiral of the Spanish fleet — used his considerable Habsburg connections to secure minting rights that most lords of comparable territory never obtained. The ducat issue of 1639 reflects less a local economic need than a demonstration of dynastic prestige at a moment when the Doria were navigating carefully between Genoese republican politics and Spanish imperial patronage.
Surviving examples are rare in any condition. The county's mint output was always limited, and gold issues from Loano appear infrequently even in specialist Italian States sales.