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1 Soldino - Ludovico II
| Issuer | Saluzzo, Marquisate of |
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| Year | 1475-1504 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | · LVDOVICVS M · SALVTARIAR · |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ludovico II ruled Saluzzo through a period of sustained pressure from both Savoy and France, the marquisate functioning as a buffer state that both powers periodically occupied or coerced. His coinage reflects this precarious autonomy — small silver issues struck in limited quantity to assert local authority that was, in practice, frequently contested. The soldino denomination itself was a workhorse of northern Italian small commerce, and Saluzzo's versions circulated alongside heavier Savoyard and Milanese issues in the Alpine piedmont markets.