10 Doppie - Ferrante II

Ferrante II Gonzaga ruled Guastalla as a small but ambitious satellite of the broader Gonzaga network, and large multiple-ducat gold pieces of this type were almost never intended for commerce. The 10 Doppie denomination — essentially twenty ducats' worth of gold in a single flan — functioned as a presentation piece, distributed as diplomatic currency at courts where the physical weight of a gift carried political meaning.

Guastalla's mint output for this period is exceptionally sparse, and CNI IX documents only a single die marriage for this type.