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1 Piccolo - Louis of Teck
| Issuer | Patriarchate of Aquileia |
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| Year | 1412-1435 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a long cross extending nearly to the coin's edge, dividing the field into four quadrants, each adorned with a curved arc or crescent-like element forming a cross pattée or cross with lunettes design. This decorative cross type is characteristic of Aquileian piccoli of the 14th and 15th centuries. The peripheral legend reads PAhT, an abbreviated form of PATRIARCHA, identifying the issuing authority in uncial Latin script. The flan is irregularly shaped and the strike shows typical weakness in areas, consistent with hammered billon coinage of small module. The composition and style align with the numismatic conventions of the late Patriarchate of Aquileia under Louis of Teck. |
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Louis of Teck held the Patriarchate of Aquileia during one of its most politically turbulent stretches — the institution was already in terminal decline, caught between Venetian territorial ambitions and Holy Roman imperial politics. Venice would formally abolish the Patriarchate entirely in 1751, but the erosion of its temporal authority was well underway by Louis's tenure. The piccolo, the smallest denomination in the patriarchal monetary hierarchy, was the workhorse of local exchange in Friuli.
Bernardi's classification remains the standard reference for this series, though die variation within the piccolo type is considerable given the rudimentary minting conditions typical of minor ecclesiastical mints.