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Quattrino - Lorenzo Medici Gubbio
| Issuer | Duchy of Urbino (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1513-1519 |
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| Value | Quattrino (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Ubaldus of Gubbio, the patron saint of the city, depicted in episcopal vestments with mitre and pastoral staff, rendered in low relief in the crude hammered style typical of small Italian billon coinage of the early sixteenth century. The saint occupies the central field, with the surrounding Latin legend reading S · V · VGVBIO distributed around the periphery. The flan is irregular in shape with characteristic edge chipping, and the strike is uneven, resulting in weak areas on the coin's right side. The overall artistic execution is characteristic of the provincial Gubbio mint under Medici lordship. |
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| Obverse lettering | S · V · VGVBIO (Translation: Saint Ubaldus of Gubbio) |
| Reverse description | Central device consisting of a ducal crown rendered in relief, boldly struck within the flat field of this small billon piece, serving as the heraldic emblem of Lorenzo de' Medici as Duke of Urbino. The crown is depicted frontally with fleurons and a visible base band, typical of the stylized heraldic crowns found on coinage of the Italian states in this period. The surrounding Latin legend * LAVRENTIVS DVX encircles the crown, distributed around the full periphery within a beaded or cable inner border. The flan exhibits the same irregular outline and minor edge nicks as the obverse, consistent with hand-hammered manufacture at a small provincial mint. |
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