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Quattrino with A
| Issuer | City of Ancona (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1400-1500 |
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| Currency | Grosso Agontano |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a large Gothic capital letter A occupies the central field, rendered in bold relief characteristic of 15th-century Italian municipal coinage. The surrounding outer border carries the circular legend DE ANCON, identifying the issuing city of Ancona, with ornamental rosette stops flanking the inscription. The overall design is simple and emblematic, reflecting the civic identity of the Marche commune. The flan is irregular, as typical of hammered billon issues of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a plain cross divides the field into four quadrants, with a five-pointed star placed in the first and fourth quarters between the arms of the cross. The outer legend reads S QVI RI ACVS, invoking Saint Quiriacus (Cyriacus), the patron saint of Ancona, with asterisk stops separating the abbreviated segments of the inscription. The composition reflects standard Anconitan ecclesiastical iconography of the late medieval period. The reverse exhibits the characteristic irregularity of a hand-struck hammered flan. |
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