1 Testone - Carlo V

€1.00
IssuerMilan, Duchy of
Year1535-1556
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Testone (1/4)
CurrencyScudo (?-1796)
CompositionSilver
Weight8.48 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) MB#99, MIR#285, N&V#283
Obverse descriptionCharles V, graduate, swamped and armored bust on the right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering·IMP·CAES·CAROLVS·V·AVG
Reverse descriptionThe river god Po, lying on the right, leans with his right arm on an urn from which the water of the river flows and with his left he holds a transverse scepter; the Salus augustea, standing on the left, holds a vertical rod with the left hand and with a right extended a patera from which feeds a snake that wraps itself on an altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVS AVG VSTA. PADVS MDL
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1535-1556)  - -
Catalog ID1680536670
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