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Trillina - Johann Jakob Trivulzio
| Issuer | Lordship of Mesocco |
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| Year | 1487-1518 |
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| Value | 1 Trillina (1⁄64) |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a large annulet or diamond-shaped ring, the heraldic emblem associated with the Trivulzio family, set within concentric beaded circles. Above the ring, a broken or serrated file-like charge is depicted, serving as an additional heraldic device. A partially legible Latin legend encircles the design along the outer border. The overall composition is typical of small feudal copper coinage of the Lombard region, with the devices struck in low relief on a coarse, irregular flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Johann Jakob Trivulzio held Mesocco as an imperial fief while simultaneously serving as a Marshal of France — one of the more improbable dual allegiances of the Italian Wars period. His lordship over the Val Mesocco was ceded to the Graubünden in 1549, well after his death, ending a brief dynasty of petty coinage that had no business existing on this scale. The trillina, a fractional copper denomination, circulated within an Alpine valley economy largely indifferent to the political theater playing out below.