Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Sesino - Vespasiano Gonzaga
| Issuer | Sabbioneta, Duchy of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1562-1565 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Lira (1562-1707) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | NICOLAVS SANCTVS (Translation: Saint Nicolas) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Vespasiano Gonzaga founded Sabbioneta from almost nothing — a minor feudal holding he transformed into a planned Renaissance city, complete with a palace, theater, and mint, all constructed within roughly three decades. The sesino was among the first issues struck there, predating his elevation to Duke by over two decades; at this point he held only the title of lord, having received the territory from his cousin Ferrante II. The Gonzaga mint at Sabbioneta operated on a small scale throughout, and billon issues from this opening period survive in genuinely limited numbers.