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1 Testone - Alfonso I
| Issuer | Duchy of Ferrara |
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| Year | 1509-1522 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1264-1597) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, facing left, with long flowing hair and a short beard, wearing plate armor with a gorget visible at the truncation. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the Renaissance portrait style. The circular Latin legend reads ·ALFONSVS·DVX·FERRARIE·III· interrupted at the base by the Roman numeral III, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Samson seated in three-quarter view facing left, nude save for a helmet, perched upon a large circular shield or drum, and holding aloft a lion's head from which bees or honeybees emerge, referencing the biblical episode of Judges 14. To the left, a flowering plant rises from a vase on the ground line, adding a decorative Renaissance element to the composition. The surrounding Latin legend ·DE·FORTI·DVLCEDO· ('sweetness out of the strong') alludes directly to Samson's riddle, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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