1 Grosso no Mint Mark

Descrizione del dritto	Full-length frontal effigy of St. Blasius, patron and protector of Ragusa, standing at center with a nimbus encircling his head, rendered in the Byzantine-influenced Gothic style characteristic of Ragusan medieval coinage. The saint is depicted in episcopal vestments with arms extended. A circular Latin legend in uncial lettering surrounds the central figure, identifying the saint and his association with the city.
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Legenda del dritto	S・BLASIVS RAGVSII (Translation: St. Blasius of Ragusa)
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Informazioni aggiuntive	The Republic of Ragusa — modern Dubrovnik — struck its grosso series beginning in the early 14th century in deliberate imitation of the Venetian grosso, a calculated monetary strategy for a small Adriatic state dependent on maritime trade. The absence of a mint mark reflects Ragusa's single-mint operation; there was simply nowhere else to strike. The long production span, stretching across a full century of the republic's commercial peak, means die varieties within this type are numerous and largely uncharted in systematic literature.