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5 Soldi ou cinquina - Federico Landi
| Issuer | Compiano, Principality of |
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| Year | 1622-1623 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | S : TERENZIANVS PROT : NOST . |
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Federico Landi acquired the Principality of Compiano — a tiny imperial fief in the Apennines above Parma — through inheritance in 1610, and promptly set about exploiting its minting rights with a thoroughness that alarmed his larger neighbors. The cinquina belongs to a brief coinage window in the early 1620s, when Landi issued across multiple denominations despite ruling a territory of negligible political weight. The Holy Roman Empire's tolerance for such pocket-state minting was already fraying by this period.
Billon issues from Compiano are rarely encountered in any grade, a direct consequence of the principality's tiny population and correspondingly small striking volumes.