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| Emittent | Mantua, Duchy of |
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| Jahr | 1587-1588 |
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| Ausrichtung | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Aversschrift | Latin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Central design depicting a monstrance or sacred reliquary vessel surmounted by a cross, placed upon a stepped altar or table, flanked by two kneeling winged angels or putti who appear to venerate the sacred object. The composition is rendered in the Italian Mannerist style, with the figures displaying expressive postures and finely modelled anatomy. The denomination numeral 120 appears in the lower exergue between two pellets, indicating the value in soldi. A beaded border encircles the design, with the Latin legend OMNIA ⋆ MVNDANTVR ⋆ IN ⋆ ISTO distributed around the periphery, translating as 'All things are purified in this.' |
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William (Guglielmo) Gonzaga commissioned this large copper scudo during the final months of his reign as part of an attempt to address chronic small-change shortages that had plagued Mantuan commerce for decades. Copper coinage of this scale was unusual for the period — the denomination sat awkwardly between the silver-based monetary hierarchy and the base-metal petty coinage, which may explain why the type was discontinued almost immediately after his death in August 1587.
MIR 506 is among the scarcer Gonzaga copper issues, with surviving examples typically showing heavy porosity from casting-related flans.