Catalog
1 Scudo d'oro - Johann Jakob Trivulzio
| Issuer | Lordship of Mesocco (Grisons) |
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| Year | 1487-1518 |
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| Weight | 3.4 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée with ornamental terminals occupies the central field, dividing the coin into four quarters, each containing a small fleur-de-lis or decorative pellet. The cross is set within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential legend CRISTVS REGNAT is inscribed in Latin capital letters around the outer border, consistent with the devotional Christogram formula used on contemporary Italian lordship coinage. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat uneven, characteristic of hammered production of the period. |
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Johann Jakob Trivulzio received Mesocco — a small Alpine valley commanding the northern approach to the Splügen Pass — as an imperial fief in 1487, granted by Ludovico Sforza. His tenure was turbulent: the valley was sold to the Graubünden leagues in 1496, yet Trivulzio retained nominal lordship for decades amid contested jurisdiction. He also served simultaneously as one of the most prominent condottieri in Italian service, commanding French forces at the Battle of Novara in 1513.
The scudo d'oro type follows Milanese weight standards closely, which makes attribution without the reference numbers genuinely difficult.