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Grosso - Philip Maria Visconti Initials
| Issuer | Republic of Genoa |
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| Year | 1427-1435 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the Castello Visconteo (Visconti castle) rendered in a stylised, Gothic manner, enclosed within a cusped or toothed inner circle. The initials of Filippo Maria Visconti — 'F' and 'm' — appear flanking the castle in the inner field to the left and right respectively, serving as the lord's monogram. A beaded inner border separates the central device from the surrounding circular legend, which is further framed by an outer beaded border. The overall design reflects the late medieval Italian hammered coinage tradition, with the Visconti castle motif asserting Milanese authority over Genoa during this period of lordship. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ F ✿ m ✿ DVX ✿ mEDIOLANI ✿ D ✿ IA F m (Translation: Philip Maria, Duke of the Milanese and Lord of the Genoese Philip Maria) |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a large cross pattée enclosed within a rounded, cusped inner circle or crescent-shaped frame, a design derived from the traditional Genoese grosso type. The cross divides the inner field into four roughly equal segments. A beaded border surrounds the central device, with a further outer beaded border enclosing the circular legend. The legend invokes Conrad, King of the Romans, a traditional formula retained on Genoese coinage long after the historical reign of Conrad II, affirming the city's imperial privilege to strike silver. A letter at the end of the reverse legend serves as a mint-master's or die-cutter's initial, varying by emission. |
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