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1 Scudo d`Oro - Ercole II
| Issuer | Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1551-1559 |
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| Weight | 3.35 g |
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| Obverse description | Central crowned shield bearing the Este dynastic coat of arms, surmounted by a ducal crown and flanked by foliate ornamental supporters. The shield displays the quartered arms of the Este family with characteristic heraldic detail. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, while the Latin legend runs around the outer field. The date appears within the legend at the top of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Hercules shown nude, bearded, and facing slightly left, leaning upon his club with his right hand and holding the Nemean lion's skin in his left. At his feet are the attributes of his labors. The heroic figure is rendered in the Renaissance classical tradition. A Latin legend runs continuously around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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