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1 Quattrino - Francesco
| Issuer | Mantua, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1540-1550 |
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| Weight | 1.44 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Duke Francesco III Gonzaga facing right, rendered in low relief typical of hammered copper coinage of the period. The effigy is positioned centrally within the field, with a Latin legend encircling the portrait along the periphery. The style reflects mid-sixteenth-century Italian ducal portraiture, with visible wear consistent with circulation use. |
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| Reverse description | Depiction of the Reliquary of the Most Precious Blood of Christ, a celebrated relic of the Gonzaga dynasty venerated at Mantua. The reliquary is shown with a rounded cupola adorned with clasps and surmounted by a cross, symbolically enclosing three drops of the Blood of Jesus Christ. The device is encircled by a Latin legend referencing the sacred relic, underscoring the deep religious significance of this iconography to the Gonzaga court. |
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| Mintage | ND (1540-1550) |
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