Gold Scudo - Francesco d'Este

发行方	Marquisate of Massa Lombarda (Italian States)
年份	1544-1578
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货币	Scudo
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背面描述	A floriated or foliate cross filling the reverse field, composed of four branches adorned with oak leaves and scrolling foliage emanating from a central decorative knot, dividing the field into four equal quadrants. The design is executed in the Renaissance style characteristic of Este coinage. A circular Latin motto legend in capital letters surrounds the cross device, enclosed within a beaded outer border.
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背面铭文	SPERABO • ET • NON • CONFVNDAR
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附加信息	Francesco d'Este ruled Massa Lombarda as a minor lord within the fractured landscape — no, scratch that framing. His position was genuinely marginal: a cadet branch of the Este dynasty holding a small Emilian marquisate with no mint tradition of consequence. The fact that he struck gold at all reflects the Este family's obsessive association with prestige coinage rather than any commercial monetary need. Ferrara, the senior Este seat, lost its duchy to papal annexation in 1598, but Francesco's own issues predate that collapse by decades. MIR EM#441 is rarely encountered, consistent with a low-volume prestige emission rather than circulating currency.