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1 Tornese - Filippo III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Naples (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1606-1617 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device consisting of a tinderbox (aciarino) framed by four flints, with a flame motif in each corner of the field. The design references the emblem of the Order of the Golden Fleece, reflecting the Habsburgdynastic iconography of Philip III. The surrounding legend reads in Latin, distributed around the periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | A cornucopia filled with fruit and ears of grain, curving to the right or left depending on the die variety, flanked by the date divided on either side of the device. The entire composition is encircled by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns, a common decorative border convention in Neapolitan coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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