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1 Grosso `Ambrosino` - First Republic No symbols
| Issuer | First Republic of Milan |
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| Year | 1254-1264 |
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| Composition | Silver (.968) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a bold plain cross pattee enclosed within a raised rope or torsade inner circle. The annular border between the inner circle and the outer beaded rim is filled with eight large Gothic letters in uncial script reading MEDIOLAN V, denoting Milan. The legend segments are separated by the arms of the cross, which extend to meet the inner circle. The overall design is stark and geometric, characteristic of the Ambrosino grosso type produced under the First Milanese Republic, with no additional symbols or mintmarks present in the fields. |
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| Obverse lettering | MEDIOLaNV (Translation: Milan) |
| Reverse description | Facing frontal effigy of Saint Ambrose, patron of Milan, depicted in full pontifical vestments including a mitre and episcopal cope rendered in the Romanesque-Byzantine manner. The saint raises his right hand in benediction and holds a scourge or flagellum in his lowered left hand, a traditional attribute of Saint Ambrose. The figure stands on a decorative base within the coin's field. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin characters reads SCS ANBROSI, identifying the saint, and is bordered by a beaded outer rim. The engraving is bold and hieratic, consistent with mid-thirteenth-century Lombard coin artistry. |
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