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| Issuer | Republic of Genoa (1139-1797) |
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| Year | 1556-1633 |
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| Value | 8 Denari (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the castle of Genoa (Castello), a turreted fortification rendered in the Gothic style typical of Genoese medieval coinage, set within an inner beaded circle. The castle is depicted with a prominent central tower flanked by lower lateral towers, a long-standing heraldic emblem of the city. A dotted border separates the central device from the circumferential Latin legend. The obverse legend reads DVX • GVB • RP • GENV, identifying the Doge and Governor of the Republic of Genoa, interrupted by a cross pattée at the commencement. The overall style is characteristic of hammered billon small coinage of the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century. |
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| Mint | Genoa Mint |
| Mintage | 1556 - PG - 1561 - BG - 1562 - DG - 1562 - PG - 1567 - AS - 1568 - BG - 1568 - DG - 1570 - LB - 1571 - LB - 1572 - LB - 1577 - LB - 1616 - - 1619 - IB DN - 1625 - GF - 1626 - - 1627 - - 1628 - - 1629 - - 1630 - IB DN - 1631 - - 1633 - IB S - |
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