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Grosso of 2 soldi 'Carrarino' - James II of Carrara
| Issuer | Lordship of Carrara, Padua |
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| Year | 1345-1350 |
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| Obverse description | A long voided cross with diamond-shaped terminals adorned with annulets extends to the inner beaded border, dividing the surrounding legend into four quarters. The abbreviated name of the lord appears in the first and second quarters, while the Carrara heraldic arms — a checkerboard or chequy device — occupy the third and fourth quarters. The design is rendered in the characteristic Paduan Gothic style of the mid-fourteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✿ CIVIT` ✿ PAD` . I A (Translation: City of Padua James) |
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The Carrarino takes its name from the Carrara dynasty, which seized control of Padua in 1318 and spent the better part of the fourteenth century fighting off the Scaligeri of Verona. James II — Giacomo II da Carrara — ruled for only a few years before his assassination in 1350, almost certainly arranged by his own cousin Giacomo III. Issues from his brief lordship are consequently scarce, produced within a narrow window of political instability that saw Padua's mint output heavily influenced by competing north Italian monetary systems, particularly Venetian standards.