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| Issuer | Marquisate of Fosdinovo |
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| Year | 1669 |
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| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of a young female figure facing right, her flowing hair adorned with a laurel sprig and a pendant earring visible at the ear. The bust is rendered in a baroque style with elaborate drapery at the truncation. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border, reading MARCH FOSD BONIT UNC QNQ, abbreviating the titles of the Marquis of Fosdinovo. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Marquisate of Fosdinovo, the coat of arms quartered and featuring fleurs-de-lis in imitation of the Dombes coinage. The date 1669 is divided across the field, flanking the shield on either side. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition within a beaded border, reading INTER SPINA CERULEA FLORENT, a dynastic motto meaning 'among thorns the blue ones flourish'. |
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