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Quarto - Guglielmo Gonzaga
| Issuer | Duchy of Mantua |
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| Year | 1579-1587 |
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| Value | 1 Quarto |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, armored bust of Guglielmo Gonzaga facing right, rendered in low relief in the late Renaissance style typical of Mantuan small coinage. The effigy displays the duke in cuirass, with the portrait truncation visible at the lower field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading GVL •D •G •DVD •MAN •III •E •M I, identifying the ruler by name and title. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of Saint Evasius, patron bishop of Casale Monferrato, depicted wearing episcopal vestments including a mitre and halo. The saint holds a pastoral crook in his left hand while his right hand is raised in the gesture of benediction. The figure occupies the central field, with the abbreviated Latin legend S •EVASIVS •EPISCOP encircling the periphery, identifying the subject as Bishop Evasius. |
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