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Cavallotto - Ercole II Reggio Emilia
| Issuer | Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1534-1559 |
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| Value | 1 Cavallotto |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1534-1559) 1553 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 |
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Ercole II d'Este ruled Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio at a moment of intense geopolitical pressure — the Este were perpetually caught between French and Imperial ambitions, and Ercole spent much of his reign managing that balance by marrying Renée of France while remaining a nominal Imperial vassal. Small copper issues like this cavallotto kept local markets liquid during a period when silver was being hoarded or remitted northward to fund Habsburg campaigns. The denomination was a workhorse of street-level commerce, not a prestige issue.