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Mezzo bianco - Carlo V
| Issuer | Duchy of Milan |
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| Year | 1535-1556 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Depiction of Saint Ambrose, patron saint of Milan, shown as a robed bishop wearing a mitre and seated on horseback in dynamic pose, raising his right hand in a gesture of benediction or striking attitude, consistent with the traditional iconography of the saint driving out the Arians. A whip or scourge is visible in his hand, referencing the hagiographic tradition. The circular Latin legend S. AMBR - OSIVS frames the scene along the coin's periphery, with the design executed in the robust, high-relief hammered style typical of the Milan Mint under Charles V. |
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| Reverse lettering | S. AMBR - OSIVS |
| Edge | Plain |
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