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1 Luigino - Ferdinando II
| Issuer | Tuscany, Grand Duchy of |
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| Year | 1657-1665 |
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| Currency | Lira (1533-1826) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and long-haired bust of Ferdinand II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, facing right, with flowing locks extending to the coin's lower field. The effigy is rendered in a bold, slightly archaic style typical of mid-17th-century Italian hammered coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait, reading FERDINAND·II·MAG·D·ETR·V·, with the numeral V appearing at the base of the design separated by pellet stops. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed or milled inner border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Luigini were struck by dozens of Italian and French mints specifically for export to the Levant, where they circulated as trade currency throughout the Ottoman Empire and eastern Mediterranean. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany joined this commercial free-for-all under Ferdinando II, producing coins that functionally never circulated domestically. Ottoman merchants accepted them by weight and type recognition, not by issuing authority — which explains why so many different rulers and city-states produced near-identical pieces simultaneously.
The luigino trade collapsed abruptly after the Levant markets became flooded with debased imitations, many struck at half the proper silver content.