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1 Quattrino - Julius Caesar Gonzaga
| Issuer | Bozzolo (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1593-1609 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julius Caesar Gonzaga facing right, rendered in low relief within an irregularly struck flan. The effigy displays period Renaissance portraiture style with curled hair. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading IVL • CAES • PRIN • BOZZOL •, identifying the ruler as Julius Caesar, Prince of Bozzolo. The field shows characteristic patination and surface irregularities consistent with hammered billon coinage of the late sixteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Ornate crowned Gonzaga coat of arms at centre, featuring an elaborate starburst or sun device flanked by decorative scrollwork and acanthus-like flourishes, with a crescent device visible at the lower portion of the shield. The heraldic composition is surmounted by a princely crown. The abbreviated Latin legend ME • DVCAT appears in the field, a pious or dynastic motto. The overall design is boldly struck and occupies the majority of the flan, consistent with Italian Renaissance civic coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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