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3 Scudi - Ercole III
| Issuer | Modena and Reggio, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1763 |
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| Value | 3 Scudi |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena, facing left, wearing a powdered wig tied with a ribbon and a lace jabot, with an elaborate star-shaped order of chivalry suspended at the chest. The portrait is rendered in high relief in a refined late Baroque style. The encircling Latin legend reads HERCVLES·III·D·G·MVTREG·MIR·EC·DVX·, running along the toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered coat of arms of the Este dynasty, elaborately detailed with multiple heraldic quarters including fleurs-de-lis, diagonal bars, and other dynastic devices, surmounted by a large ducal crown with floral ornaments. The motto PROXIMA SOLI arcs across the upper field flanking the crown, while the date 1763 is engraved in the lower exergue beneath the shield. The entire composition is enclosed within a toothed border. |
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Ercole III d'Este came to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in 1780 — which makes a coin dated 1763 worth a second look. It was struck under his father Francesco III, during a period when the Este finances were in chronic disorder, partly a consequence of Francesco's ruinously expensive building projects and his attempts to maintain a court befitting a duke while governing a territory that barely supported one. The 3 Scudi denomination itself was an awkward large silver issue with limited practical circulation.