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1 Ducatone - Scipione Gonzaga
| Issuer | Bozzolo |
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| Year | 1639 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#48.3, Dav EC II#3857, CNI IV#84, MIR#51 |
| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Scipione Gonzaga facing left, with long flowing hair and a lace collar visible above the cuirass. The effigy is rendered in high relief in a naturalistic Baroque style. The encircling Latin legend runs along the beaded inner border, reading the ruler's title as Duke of Sabbioneta, Prince of Bozzolo, and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of St. Peter, robed and nimbed, extending a key toward the kneeling figure of Christ at right, who is also nimbed and rendered in three-quarter profile. The scene is set within an open field with a beaded inner border. The Latin legend encircles the composition, referencing St. Peter as protector, and the date in Roman numerals MDCXXXIX appears in the exergue below the figures. |
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| Mintage | 1639 |
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