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1 scudo - Niccolò Ludovisi
| Issuer | Principality of Piombino |
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| Year | 1640 |
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| Value | 1 Scudo (3) |
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| Reverse description | Crowned quartered coat of arms of the Ludovisi family occupying the central field, surmounted by a princely crown and supported by two displayed eagles as supporters. The complex quartered shield incorporates multiple heraldic elements including lozengy and fretty divisions, a central inescutcheon, and various charges typical of the composite Ludovisi dynastic arms. The circumferential Latin motto legend ASTRIS ET AVSTRO SECVNDIS encircles the achievement, reading 'favoured by the stars and the south wind.' A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Niccolò Ludovisi acquired Piombino in 1634 through his marriage to Polissena Orsini, the last of the Orsini line that had held the tiny Tuscan coastal principality for generations. The Spanish crown, which claimed suzerainty over Piombino as a strategic port facing the island of Elba, had to approve the transfer — and did so largely because Ludovisi was well-connected in Rome through his uncle, Pope Gregory XV. This scudo dates from within that first decade of Ludovisi rule, when the new dynasty was still asserting its legitimacy through coinage.
CNI XI places this as the first type for the reign, making it among the earliest silver struck under Niccolò's authority at Piombino's small local mint.