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Soldino - Costanzo Sforza Saint
| Issuer | City of Pesaro (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1473-1483 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Mid-length bust of Saint Terence facing right, depicted in episcopal or martyr's vestments, holding a palm frond in his right hand as a symbol of martyrdom and a model of the city of Pesaro in his left hand. The figure is rendered in a simple, stylized manner consistent with hammered coinage of the Italian Renaissance period. A circular Latin legend in uncial script surrounds the bust, identifying the saint. The reverse type reflects the civic and religious patronage of Pesaro under Costanzo Sforza. |
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Costanzo Sforza ruled Pesaro as a papal vicar, a status that technically subordinated his coinage authority to Rome but in practice gave him near-total control over the city's mint. The soldino was the workhorse denomination of northern Italian commerce in this period — small, frequently clipped, and perpetually underweight in circulation. Costanzo's issues are notable for their tight production window: he died in 1483 without a legitimate heir, and Pesaro passed to Giovanni Sforza, whose own coinage broke sharply from this series.