3 Quattrini - Leopoldo II

Leopoldo II ruled Tuscany through the revolutionary turbulence of 1848–49, during which he briefly fled to Gaeta under Austrian pressure before being restored by Habsburg troops in 1849. His copper coinage continued largely uninterrupted through the restoration, making the political chaos invisible in the numismatic record. The long date range of this issue — nearly three decades — means die wear and minor variety differences are common across the run.