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Grosso Agontano
| Issuer | Commune of Ancona |
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| Year | 1200-1400 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a plain Latin cross set within a raised inner circle, flanked by a crescent below and surrounded by a decorative border of alternating stars and foliate or lozenge-shaped ornaments. The overall design is rendered in bold relief characteristic of medieval Italian communal coinage, with the geometric elements filling the field between the inner circle and the outer rim. The hammered flan imparts a slightly irregular contour to the coin's edge. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Cyriacus (San Ciriaco), the patron saint of Ancona, depicted as a bishop in pontifical vestments including a mitre, raising his right hand in benediction and holding a crozier in his left hand. The saintly figure is set within a raised inner circle and framed by a beaded or rope border. The surrounding legend, in Gothic-influenced Latin majuscules, runs along the outer margin of the coin. The style is characteristic of central Italian communal silver coinage of the 13th–14th centuries. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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