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1 Scudo d'Oro - Ercole II
| Issuer | Modena and Reggio, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1534-1559 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Seated figure of Saint Geminianus, patron of Modena, facing three-quarters right, wearing pontifical vestments and mitre, raising his right hand in benediction and holding a sceptre in his left hand. The saint is depicted enthroned on a decorative seat, rendered in the Gothic-influenced Italian Renaissance style. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ercole II d'Este ruled Modena through one of the more diplomatically treacherous periods in northern Italian history, caught between Valois France and Habsburg Spain — his father-in-law was Louis XII's successor, his overlords were the Emperor. The scudo d'oro as a denomination was itself a political instrument in this period: Italian signorie adopted it partly to align their coinage with the weight standards spreading from Florence and Rome, signaling financial credibility to merchant networks that crossed every border.
MIR 643 distinguishes multiple die variants across the long 25-year reign. The CNI IX attribution places these firmly within the Este mint at Ferrara operating under Modenese authority.