Dulcigno — modern Ulcinj in Montenegro — operated as a semi-autonomous commune under loose Angevin suzerainty through much of the fourteenth century, and its coinage reflects that ambiguity. The follaro was a fractional copper denomination common to southern Italian and Adriatic civic mints, and Dulcigno's adoption of the type signals its commercial integration with the Adriatic trading network rather than any purely local monetary need.
The city fell to the Ottomans in 1571 after a siege, ending its minting history entirely. Surviving civic copper from this mint is scarce in any condition — low-denomination copper rarely survived intentional preservation.
Dulcigno — modern Ulcinj in Montenegro — operated as a semi-autonomous commune under loose Angevin suzerainty through much of the fourteenth century, and its coinage reflects that ambiguity. The follaro was a fractional copper denomination common to southern Italian and Adriatic civic mints, and Dulcigno's adoption of the type signals its commercial integration with the Adriatic trading network rather than any purely local monetary need.
The city fell to the Ottomans in 1571 after a siege, ending its minting history entirely. Surviving civic copper from this mint is scarce in any condition — low-denomination copper rarely survived intentional preservation.