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2 Lire - Francesco I
| Issuer | Modena and Reggio, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1657-1658 |
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| Value | 2 Lire |
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| Obverse description | Large armored bust of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, facing right, wearing plate armor and a lace collar, occupying most of the coin's field. A circular Latin legend runs around the periphery incorporating the ruler's titles and the date, with decorative star separators. The portrait is rendered in the bold, high-relief Baroque style typical of mid-seventeenth-century Italian coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRAN• I• MVT• REG• E• C• D• VIII• 1658 ✱ E ✱ T ✱ |
| Reverse description | The Blessed Virgin Mary is depicted seated in adoration, draped in flowing robes, her hands clasped in a devotional gesture as she gazes upon the Christ Child standing or seated before her. The two figures are rendered in the Baroque figurative tradition, filling the central field. A Latin devotional legend encircles the composition around the periphery of the coin. |
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