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1 Scudo d'Oro - Guglielmo Gonzaga
| Issuer | Mantua, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1550-1587 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central crowned and quartered shield bearing the Gonzaga arms, flanked by two rampant lions as supporters, all set within an ornate Renaissance-style cartouche. The shield displays the Gonzaga dynastic quarters with characteristic heraldic detailing typical of sixteenth-century North Italian coinage. The field surrounding the central device is richly adorned with decorative scrollwork and foliage. The circumferential legend, in Roman capital letters, reads GVLIEL·DVX·MANT·III·ET·MAR·MON·FE, identifying Guglielmo Gonzaga as Third Duke of Mantua and Marquis of Montferrat. The overall composition reflects the refined humanist artistic sensibility of the Mantuan court under the Gonzaga. |
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| Obverse lettering | GVLIEL·DVX·MANT·III·ET·MAR·MON·FE |
| Reverse description | A figure of Christ striding dynamically to the right, rendered in a bold, expressive style characteristic of Mannerist Italian goldsmithing. The figure is depicted in flowing drapery, holding a large cross staff or standard, with the composition conveying strong forward movement. The surrounding legend, in Latin Roman capitals, bears the Biblical inscription QVI·NOR·COLIGIT·MECVM·DISPERGIT, a reference to Luke 11:23, affirming the religious and dynastic legitimacy of the Gonzaga rulers. The field is plain, allowing the central figural device to dominate. The hammered flan shows characteristic irregular edge contour consistent with mid-sixteenth-century Mantuan mint practice. |
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