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1 Grosso - Azzo VII d'Este
| Issuer | Modena and Reggio, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1293-1306 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a large Gothic letter M with a pellet placed within each of its two internal arches, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, rendered in Gothic uncial characters, reads the issuer name referencing Modena, separated by cross and trefoil stops. The flan is irregular, characteristic of hand-struck medieval coinage, with the beaded border serving as the primary decorative framing element. |
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| Mintage | ND (1293-1306) |
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Azzo VII Novello ruled Modena as lord — not duke, that title came later to the Este line — under a series of contested signorie arrangements that made his monetary authority perpetually provisional. His issues are among the earliest Este-struck coins from Modena, predating the formal imperial vicariate grants that would legitimize his successors' minting rights on firmer legal ground.
MIR 619 is a genuinely scarce type. Surviving examples in any collectible condition are rare in trade.