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Grosso of 2 soldi 'Carrarino' - Francis I
| Issuer | Lordship of Padova (da Carrara family) |
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| Year | 1355-1378 |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Carrara heraldic device: a tall, elongated wagon (carro) rendered in high relief, flanked on each side by two large annulets each containing a six-petalled rosette, arranged symmetrically in the four quadrants around the central charge. The initials 'F F' (Franciscus de Carraria) appear in the field to the left and right of the central device. The entire design is enclosed within an inner beaded circle, with the peripheral legend in uncial Latin characters running between the inner circle and the outer beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Prosdocimus, the first bishop of Padova, depicted in episcopal vestments with a nimbus around his mitered head. The saint holds a pastoral staff (crozier) in his left hand and raises his right hand in benediction. The figure stands within a pointed oval mandorla or architectural frame. A mint-mark letter appears in the lower field. The surrounding peripheral legend in uncial Latin characters names the patron saint, contained between an inner linear circle and an outer beaded border. |
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