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Gold Bolognino - Giovanni I Bentivoglio
| Issuer | Bologna, Republic of |
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| Year | 1401-1402 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The rampant lion of Bologna, depicted in high relief, stands facing left and holds a long diagonal staff bearing an unfurled banner, emblematic of civic authority. The beast is rendered in the bold, stylized manner characteristic of late medieval Italian hammered coinage, with a prominent mane and muscular body. The surrounding circular legend in uncial lettering reads the name of the lord Giovanni Bentivoglio, distributed around the entire field. The coin's irregular flan and uneven strike are consistent with early fifteenth-century Bolognese hammered production. |
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| Obverse lettering | iOhS : D BetIVOGLiS |
| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Peter, nimbate, stands in hieratic pose against the field. In his right hand he holds the keys of Heaven, and in his left hand he carries a book, attributes canonical to the Apostle's iconography in medieval Italian coinage. The Bentivoglio heraldic arms appear in the left field, asserting the lordly authority of the issuing family alongside the religious imagery. The circular legend in uncial script invokes Saint Peter as patron of Bologna. The overall composition reflects the devotional and dynastic conventions of early Quattrocento signorial coinage. |
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