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Mediatino 2 Denari - Albert II and Mastino II
| Issuer | Verona, City of |
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| Year | 1336-1349 |
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| Value | Mediatino = 2 denari (1⁄120) |
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| Reverse description | Central short cross pattée dividing the innermost circle and the inner legend into four quadrants, mirroring the obverse composition. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the peripheral outer legend, which runs continuously around the coin's circumference. The inscription references both Verona and Vicenza, reflecting the joint Scaligeri lordship over both cities during the reigns of Cangrande II's predecessors Alberto II and Mastino II. Lettering is in uncial Latin script consistent with mid-14th-century Veronese monetary practice. |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ CI ✠ V : I ✠ CI ✠ VI VE RO N A (Translation: City of Verona City of Vicenza Verona) |
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Albert II and Mastino II della Scala ruled Verona jointly following the death of their brother Cangrande I in 1329, and this issue reflects the peculiar dynastic arrangement of Scaligeri co-lordship — both names sharing authority on a coin of minimal intrinsic value. The Visconti wars of the 1340s drained Scaligeri resources badly, and the billon content of small-denomination mediatino issues from this period reflects fiscal pressure rather than monetary policy in any stable sense.
Mastino II's territorial overreach — at one point controlling Lucca, Parma, and much of northeastern Italy — ultimately provoked a coalition that stripped the dynasty down to Verona and Vicenza by 1339.