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1 Ducato - Agostino Spinola
| Issuer | County of Tassarolo (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1611-1612 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | A five-line Latin inscription contained within an elaborately ornamented rectangular tablet, its border decorated with scrolling foliate cartouche work in Renaissance style. The legend reads MON·O·AV / ORDINI / AVG·SPI / COM·PAL / PRO·IMP, abbreviated titles identifying Agostino Spinola as Count Palatine and Imperial vicar. The tablet is set within a beaded inner border, with the surrounding field displaying further decorative flourishes. The overall composition is characteristic of North Italian hammered gold coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | MON O AV ORDINI AVG SPI COM PAL PRO IMP |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Count Agostino Spinola in full armour, turned slightly to the right, holding a sword raised over his right shoulder. The figure is rendered in a formal, heraldic manner typical of Italian Renaissance and early Baroque feudal coinage. A Latin legend surrounds the figure in the field, referencing the Spinola family motto. The date appears within the legend at the base of the design. |
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