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5 Doppie - Julius Caesar Gonzaga
| Issuer | Bozzolo (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1593-1609 |
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| Value | 5 Doppie |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCEPS BOZZVLI |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Julius Caesar Gonzaga ruled Bozzolo as a virtually independent pocket lordship in the Po valley, but his coinage ambitions far exceeded the political weight of his tiny domain. The 5 Doppie was among the most ostentatious gold multiples produced by any of the minor Gonzaga branches — a deliberate statement of dynastic prestige from a ruler whose territory measured only a few square kilometers.
The extreme rarity reflected in its MB#1 / CNI IV#1 status suggests this was almost certainly a presentation piece rather than circulating currency. A coin of this weight in gold was worth more than most of Bozzolo's subjects earned in months.