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Testone - Johann Jakob Trivulzio
| Issuer | Mesocco, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1498 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Trivulzio family coat of arms — a shield bearing vertical stripes (pales) — set within a beaded inner circle. The armorial shield is depicted in a Gothic style typical of late 15th-century Italian coinage. Surrounding the inner circle is a Latin legend reading IO IACOBI TRIVVLTII CO, identifying the issuer Giovanni Giacomo Trivulzio as Count (Comes) of Mesocco. The outer border is defined by a raised rim with a beaded edge characteristic of hammered silver coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a kneeling figure of the Virgin Mary in adoration before the Christ Child, who lies recumbent on the ground before her. The Madonna is shown in a devotional Gothic posture, draped in flowing robes, with a nimbus or halo visible around her head. The scene is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, referencing the Nativity in a style consistent with North Italian Renaissance devotional imagery. The surrounding Latin legend reads QVEM GENVIT ADORAVIT, translating as 'She adored Him whom she bore,' a phrase derived from the liturgical antiphon honoring the Virgin. The coin's field shows typical die and hammer characteristics of late 15th-century Lombard minting practice. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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