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Grosso Guelfo of 5 Soldi 6 Denari
| Issuer | Republic of Florence |
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| Year | 1407-1425 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1407) - Semester I, MIR 59/1 - ND (1407) - Semester II, MIR 59/2 - ND (1408) - Semester I, MIR 59/3 - ND (1408) - Semester II, MIR 59/4 - ND (1409) - Semester I, MIR 59/5 - ND (1409) - Semester II, MIR 59/6 - ND (1410) - Semester I, MIR 59/7 - ND (1410) - Semester II, MIR 59/8 - ND (1411) - Semester I, MIR 59/9 - ND (1411) - Semester II, MIR 59/10 - ND (1412) - Semester I, MIR 59/11 - ND (1412) - Semester II, MIR 59/12 - ND (1413) - Semester I, MIR 59/13 - ND (1413) - Semester II, MIR 59/14 - ND (1414) - Semester I, MIR 59/15 - ND (1414) - Semester II, MIR 59/16 - ND (1415) - Semester I, MIR 59/17 - ND (1415) - Semester II, MIR 59/18 - ND (1416) - Semester I, MIR 59/19 - ND (1416) - Semester II, MIR 59/20 - ND (1417) - Semester I, MIR 59/21 - ND (1417) - Semester II, MIR 59/22 - ND (1418) - Semester I, MIR 59/23 - ND (1418) - Semester II, MIR 59/24 - ND (1419) - Semester I, MIR 59/25 - ND (1419) - Semester I, MIR 59/26 - ND (1420) - Semester I, MIR 59/27 - ND (1420) - Semester II, MIR 59/28 - ND (1421) - Semester I, MIR 59/29 - ND (1421) - Semester II, MIR 59/30 - ND (1422) - Semester I, MIR 59/31 - ND (1422) - Semester II, MIR 59/32 - ND (1423) - Semester I, MIR 59/33 - ND (1423) - Semester II, MIR 59/34 - ND (1424) - Semester I, MIR 59/35 - ND (1424) - Semester II, MIR 59/36 - ND (1425) - (fr) MIR 59/37 - |
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Florence's monetary system in the early fifteenth century was a calculated layering of denominations designed to facilitate the city's textile trade, where small arithmetic differences in coin values mapped directly onto wage schedules and piece-rate payments in the wool and silk guilds. The Grosso Guelfo at 5 soldi 6 denari occupied a specific rung in that ladder — not a prestige coin, but a working instrument of commerce.
The fineness of .9583 is unusually high for a silver divisionary piece of this period, reflecting the Arte del Cambio's tight grip on bullion standards during the decades when Florentine banking houses were managing transactions across half of Europe.