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1 Ducat - Julius Caesar Gonzaga
| Issuer | Principality of Bozzolo |
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| Year | 1593-1609 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MARCHIO D GONZ ET HOST CO P |
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Julius Caesar Gonzaga ruled Bozzolo as a tiny imperial fief wedged between Mantua and Cremona, a relic of the partition of Gonzaga lands that produced half a dozen micro-principalities across the Po plain. His gold ducat coinage was struck to assert sovereign minting rights that larger neighbors perpetually contested — Bozzolo's output was small enough that each issue was effectively a political declaration as much as a monetary instrument.
CNI IV records only two die pairings for this type, suggesting extremely limited production across the entire sixteen-year period.