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1 Lira - Ferdinando II
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
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| Year | 1623-1650 |
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| Weight | 3.98 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two allegorical figures depicted in the field: an angel or winged celestial figure descending from above in the upper left, extending an arm toward a kneeling draped female figure below at right, who appears to receive or bear witness to a divine message, evoking the scene of the Annunciation. The composition is rendered in a dynamic Baroque style with expressive drapery and movement. A circular Latin legend surrounds the scene, reading VT · TESTIM ONIV · PERHIB, a reference to the Gospel of John (1:7), meaning 'that he might bear witness.' The legend and figures together convey a devotional Christian theme characteristic of Medici coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | 1623 - - ND (1623-1650) - - 1630 - - 1636 - - 1640 - - 1650 - - |
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