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Denaro 'inforziato' - In name of Frederick II
| Issuer | Cremona, City of |
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| Year | 1254-1256 |
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| Value | Denaro (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Central six-pointed star set within a plain inner circle, itself enclosed by a raised reeded border. The field between the inner circle and the reeded border bears the circular Latin legend. The overall design is characteristic of the hammered billon coinage of the Lombard communes, with an irregular flan and slightly concave fabric consistent with scyphate production. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ CREMONA |
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Cremona's denaro inforziato issued in the name of Frederick II presents a chronological puzzle: Frederick died in December 1250, yet Cremona continued striking coins in his name for years afterward. This was not forgery or confusion — it was a deliberate political statement. The city had been a loyal Ghibelline stronghold, and invoking a dead emperor's authority was a calculated act of defiance against papal supremacy and the Angevin ambitions reshaping northern Italy in the mid-1250s.
The inforziato designation refers to a reinforced or strengthened billon alloy relative to earlier degenerate issues.