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Trillina - Johann Jakob Trivulzio
| Issuer | Lordship of Mesocco |
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| Year | 1487-1518 |
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| Weight | 0.52 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays three crosslets arranged in a triangular or clustered composition within the central field, a heraldic device associated with the Trivulzio family arms. A beaded or rope inner border frames the central motif, with a partial Latin legend visible around the outer periphery. The overall execution is characteristic of small hammered copper coinage from the Graubünden lordships of the early 16th century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Johann Jakob Trivulzio — condottiere, Marshal of France under Louis XII, and one of the most powerful military figures of his generation — acquired the lordship of Mesocco in 1480 after the Sforza ceded it to settle debts. The trillina was the smallest denomination he issued from this tiny Alpine valley lordship, a copper piece so light it barely registered as coinage. Trivulzio's dual position serving French interests while holding an imperial fief in the Graubünden borderlands made Mesocco a politically anomalous issuing authority for the period.