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2 Ducats - Frederick II Gonzaga
| Issuer | Duchy of Mantua (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1519-1530 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | FE II MAR MAN |
| Reverse description | A tiered altar or mount, rendered in relief at the center of the field, surmounted by the word FIDES, referencing the virtue of Faith or loyalty — a dynastic motto of the Gonzaga. The central device is enclosed within a wreath or decorative foliate border that fills the inner circle, typical of hammered Renaissance gold coinage from the Mantuan mint. The overall composition reflects the emblematic iconographic tradition of northern Italian Renaissance coinage under the Gonzaga lordship. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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