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1 Quattrino - Nicolo III
| Issuer | Ferrara, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1393-1441 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1264-1597) |
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| Reverse description | The heraldic shield bearing the civic arms of Ferrara — charged with diagonal stripes — is depicted in the centre of the field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The shield is rendered in a pointed Gothic form consistent with 15th-century Italian heraldic convention. Pellets and ornamental stops punctuate the surrounding Latin legend in the outer field. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly weak at the margins, as is common for hammered billon issues of this type. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niccolò III d'Este ruled Ferrara for nearly half a century, long enough to see the city become a genuine Renaissance court and a major player in northern Italian diplomacy. His coinage reflects the fragmented monetary world of the Po Valley, where billon small change circulated alongside the issues of Milan, Venice, and the Papal States with little regard for issuing authority. The quattrino was the workhorse denomination of daily exchange — bread, not politics.
MIR 225 is among the more frequently encountered Este minor issues, which suggests sustained production across multiple decades of the reign rather than a single minting campaign.