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1 Soldino - Francesco di Saluzzo
| Issuer | Marquisate of Saluzzo |
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| Year | 1529-1537 |
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| Value | 1 Soldino |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the crowned shield of Saluzzo, displaying the quartered arms of the marquisate surmounted by a marquis's crown. The initials F and S flank the shield on either side, identifying the issuer as Francesco di Saluzzo. A circular Latin legend runs along the coin's periphery, partially obscured by the irregular flan. The overall style is characteristic of Italian Renaissance hammered billon coinage, with bold if somewhat roughly struck devices. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a standing or frontal figure of Saint Constantine, the patron saint invoked on Saluzzo coinage of this period, rendered in a linear style typical of small hammered billon issues. A partial Latin legend surrounds the figure along the coin's edge, reading SANCTVS CONSTANTI, truncated by the limits of the irregular flan. The strike is characteristic of the Saluzzo mint's output under Francesco, with uneven metal flow and a somewhat crude but recognizable effigy. The field is plain with no additional ornamental devices. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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