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6 Doppie - Charles I
| Issuer | Duchy of Mantua (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1628-1632 |
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| Value | 6 Doppie (48) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Charles I, Duke of Mantua, facing right, wearing a prominent lace ruff collar and richly detailed cuirass with engraved ornamentation. The effigy displays curly hair and a pointed beard rendered in fine relief, characteristic of early seventeenth-century Italian hammered coinage. The portrait is set within a plain inner circle, with the Latin legend and the date distributed around the periphery between an inner and outer beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A radiant sun face occupies the central field, surrounded by a Zodiac band bearing astrological symbols and signs. Stars are scattered throughout the upper field, while clouds and a terrestrial sphere appear in the lower portion, evoking a cosmological and dynastic allegory. The composition reflects the Gonzaga-Nevers ducal iconography of sovereignty over earthly and celestial realms. The Latin motto legend runs continuously around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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