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Grosso - Simon Boccanegra PRIMV
| Issuer | Republic of Genoa |
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| Year | 1339-1344 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the castle of Genoa — a turreted gateway with two flanking towers rendered in high relief — set within a cusped quatrefoil frame adorned with small crosslets at each lobe. The quatrefoil is enclosed by a beaded inner circle. The circumferential legend, struck in uncial characters, reads DVX IANVENSIVM PRIMV, identifying Simon Boccanegra as the first Doge of Genoa, and is separated from the inner design by a beaded border. A mint sigil appears below the castle within the quatrefoil. The overall design follows the established Genoese grosso tradition, combining civic heraldic imagery with the doge's title. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ DVX : IANVENSIVM : PRIMV`. C (Translation: First Doge of Genoa) |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ ✿ CVNRADVS ✿ REX ✿ R ✿ (Translation: Conrad King) |
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