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1 Grosso - Federico II
| Issuer | Duchy of Modena and Reggio |
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| Year | 1226-1293 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a large Gothic uncial letter M in bold relief, enclosed within a plain inner circle bordered by a raised beaded ring. The surrounding outer zone features a Gothic cross at the top and an ornamental repeating architectural motif — composed of alternating triangular and lozenge-shaped elements — arranged around the full circumference, characteristic of 13th-century Italian hammered coinage. The circumferential Latin legend reads clockwise in uncial script, commencing after a cross pattee. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a stylized facing mask or imperial emblem composed of symmetrical curved and globular elements within a plain inner circle, enclosed by a raised beaded border. This motif is characteristic of the Hohenstaufen imperial coinage tradition, rendered in the bold, somewhat abstract style typical of hammered medieval Italian grossi. The surrounding outer zone repeats the same ornamental border of alternating triangular and lozenge-shaped foliate devices seen on the obverse. The circumferential Latin legend in uncial script identifies the issuing authority as Emperor Frederick, commencing after a cross pattee. |
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| Mint | Modena Mint |
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