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Soldino - Costanzo Sforza City view

Issuer City of Pesaro (Italian States)
Year 1473-1483
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description City view depicting a fortified urban skyline, with a crenellated curtain wall flanked by a turreted tower at each end and three taller towers rising in the background. The composition is rendered in a schematic, medieval cartographic style typical of late 15th-century Italian civic coinage. The legend encircles the design in the outer border of the field.
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Reverse description Central device consisting of the conjoined crowned monogram 'C' and 'SF' in bold interlaced letters, surmounted by an open ducal crown with visible arches and beaded decoration. The monogram, referring to Costanzo Sforza, occupies the majority of the field and is executed in a robust, calligraphic style. A circular legend in Latin surrounds the device, reading the ruler's name and dynastic title.
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