Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Doppie - Ferdinand Gonzaga
| Issuer | Duchy of Montferrat (Montferrat, Italian States) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1617 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | ET MONTIS FERRATI IV 1617 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Ferdinand Gonzaga inherited Montferrat in 1612 as part of the broader Gonzaga territorial holdings, but his tenure over the marquisate was perpetually contested — the Duchy sat at the intersection of Savoyard and Spanish imperial ambitions, making it one of the most diplomatically pressured territories in northern Italy. This 2 Doppie was struck just five years before Ferdinand's death in 1626 and the subsequent War of the Mantuan Succession, which would tear the region apart for years.
Gold issues from Montferrat at this scale are genuinely scarce survivors. The territory's instability meant minting operations were intermittent at best.