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Quattrino - Francesco d'Este
| Issuer | Marquisate of Massa Lombarda (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1564-1578 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A flowering plant or ornamental flower pot depicted in the center of the field, with foliage or blossoms rising from a structured vase or urn base, serving as a heraldic or civic emblem associated with the Este lordship of Massa Lombarda. The motif is enclosed within a wreath or beaded border encircling the entire design. The execution is characteristically rough and somewhat irregular, reflecting the primitive hammered technique employed for this small-denomination billon issue. |
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| Mint | Massa Lombarda, Italy |
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Francesco d'Este received the lordship of Massa Lombarda from Alfonso II of Ferrara in 1564, and this quattrino belongs to that brief autonomous interlude before the territory reverted to direct Este control after Francesco's death in 1578. The Marquisate was a minor agricultural holding in the Po Valley — its coinage output was correspondingly thin, making any surviving example from this issuer scarce by simple virtue of how little was ever struck.