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1 Trillina - Johann Jakob Trivulzio Small M
| Issuer | Lordship of Mesocco (Grisons) |
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| Year | 1487-1518 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a floriated cross with ornate foliate terminals, characteristic of late-medieval Lombard coinage style. The cross is set within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a toothed or rope-pattern border. The Latin legend IOANIS IACOBI runs around the periphery, referencing the issuer Johann Jakob Trivulzio. The overall design is rendered in low relief, typical of hammered copper coinage of the period. The coin shows verdigris patination consistent with its copper composition and age. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a large capital letter M, the initial of Mesocco, enclosed within a circular cartouche or wreath-like frame. A small crown surmounts the M at the top of the design, denoting the lordship's authority. The device is encircled by a beaded border, with the Latin legend TRIVVLTI COMITIS distributed around the periphery, referencing Trivulzio's comital title. The hammered fabric gives the coin an irregular flan with uneven surfaces. Extensive green patination covers much of the reverse field. |
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Trivulzio held Mesocco as a feudal grant from the Sforza dukes of Milan, but the valley's inhabitants spent much of his tenure actively trying to rid themselves of him. In 1496 and again in 1506, the Mesochers negotiated directly with the Graubünden leagues for annexation — they eventually succeeded in 1516, barely two years before Trivulzio's death rendered the question moot. That this copper fractional survived at all is partly explained by the valley's isolation: small-denomination coinage from minor Lombard lordships rarely traveled far enough to wear out.