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8 Soldi
| Issuer | Republic of Genoa |
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| Year | 1653-1656 |
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| Weight | 2.22 g |
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| Mint | Genoa Mint |
| Mintage | 1653 IAB - - 1654 IAB - - 1655 IAB - - 1656 IAB - - |
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The 8 Soldi belongs to a fractional silver series Genoa produced to address chronic small-denomination shortages that plagued Mediterranean port commerce through the mid-seventeenth century. Genoa's minting authority during this period operated under the Zecca, tightly controlled by the city's oligarchic governing councils, who repeatedly adjusted fractional silver output in response to Spanish trade pressures and the ongoing disruption of Genoese banking networks tied to Castilian crown finance.
MIR 302 distinguishes several die combinations within this short emission window, and CNI III documents at least minor positional variants among the known specimens.