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10 Soldi - Carlo VI
| Issuer | Milan, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1723-1727 |
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| Weight | 0.552 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI facing right, wearing a laurel wreath over flowing curled hair, occupying the central field. The surrounding legend reads CAROLVS·VI·IMP·ET·HIS·REX, with the date 1727 placed in the lower exergual area beneath the bust. The coin is bordered by a fine inner dentilated rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | MEDIO·X·DVX·ET· |
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Carlo VI ruled Milan as Holy Roman Emperor following the War of the Spanish Succession, which transferred the duchy from Spanish to Austrian Hapsburg control in 1706. This tiny silver piece belongs to the subsequent monetary reorganization imposed on the Milanese system — a sustained effort to displace the older Spanish-derived denominations with coinage that reflected the new imperial administration in Vienna.
At barely half a gram of silver, the actual bullion content was negligible even by the standards of the day.