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1 Grosso
| Issuer | Arezzo |
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| Year | 1230-1250 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Front-facing mitred bust of Saint Donatus in high relief, set within a beaded inner circle, depicted wearing episcopal vestments with ornamental detailing at the collar. The saint holds a crosier in his left hand and raises his right hand in benediction. The bust is rendered in a Romanesque style characteristic of early Italian communal coinage, with bold, schematic features. The surrounding field displays the circular legend interrupted by a cross pattée at the top. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée occupying the full field, with flared terminals extending nearly to the coin's edge, dividing the reverse into four quarters. The arms of the cross are well-defined and characteristic of the hammered grosso coinage of central Italian communes of the mid-thirteenth century. The surrounding circular legend is distributed across the four quadrants formed by the cross arms. The irregular flan and double-struck areas are consistent with hand-struck medieval minting practice. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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