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1 Grosso `Pegione` - John Charles Visconti
| Issuer | Duchy of Milan (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1412 |
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| Weight | 2.39 g |
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| Obverse description | The Visconti biscione (a crowned serpent devouring a human figure) occupies the central field, dividing the ruler's initials, all contained within an inner quadrilobe border surrounded by a beaded or reeded circle. The design is executed in the bold, angular style typical of early fifteenth-century Lombard hammered coinage. The surrounding circular legend in Gothic uncial characters names the issuing lord. The quadrilobe frame lends a Gothic architectural quality to the composition, reinforcing the heraldic character of the Visconti dynastic symbol. |
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| Mint | Milan |
| Mintage | 1412: ND (1412) |
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