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Ducato - Ercole I Reggio
| Issuer | Modena and Reggio, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1471-1505 |
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| Weight | 3.46 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the mythological scene of Hercules lifting and suspending Antaeus, rendered in high relief in the vigorous late-fifteenth-century Italian style. The muscular figure of Hercules is shown in full length, straining as he hoists the giant Antaeus off the ground, depriving him of his earth-derived strength. The figures occupy nearly the entire flan, with the circular Latin legend surrounding them in the field. The design reflects the deliberate dynastic identification of Duke Ercole I d'Este with his classical namesake. |
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| Obverse lettering | HERCVLES DVX (Translation: Ercole, Duke) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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