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1 Grossone / 4 Soldi - Francesco I Sforza
| Issuer | Milan (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1456 |
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| Value | 1 Grossone of 4 Soldi (⅕) |
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| Obverse description | Within a quatre-foil (four-lobed) frame embellished with floral ornaments, the Visconti-Sforza heraldic shield bearing the biscione (serpent devouring a child) is displayed prominently. Above the shield rises a crowned tournament helmet surmounted by a crest in the form of a winged dragon with a child held between its jaws, rendered in the Gothic decorative tradition. The ducal initials F and S flank the central composition in the left and right fields respectively. The surrounding legend, executed in uncial Latin characters, identifies the issuer as Duke of Milan and Lord of Genoa. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANCISCHVS SFORTIA DVX MLI D 3C (Translation: Francesco Sforza Duke of Milan, Lord of Genoa, etc.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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