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Quattrino - Francis II Gonzaga bust, crucible
| Issuer | Mantua, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1484-1519 |
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| Weight | 1.4 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Francis II Gonzaga ruled Mantua through one of the most turbulent periods in Italian politics, serving as Captain-General of the Venetian forces at Fornovo in 1495 — a battle claimed as a victory by both sides and settled nothing. His coinage reflects a court perpetually short of silver, with copper issues like this quattrino filling daily commerce while the duchy's finances lurched between condottiere contracts and aristocratic debt.
The crucible reverse is a Gonzaga device with dynastic significance, not a minting accident or workshop mark.