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Quattrino - Francesco d'Este
| Issuer | Marquisate of Massa Lombarda (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1564-1578 |
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| Weight | 0.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Three-line Latin inscription in the field, reading FR • E / • M • M / AS, abbreviating the name and title of Francesco d'Este, Marquis of Massa. A marquial crown surmounts the inscription above. The entire device is encircled by a beaded or wreath border running along the coin's periphery, consistent with the crude hammered style typical of minor Italian States coinage of the sixteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | FR • E • • M • M AS |
| Reverse description | A flowering plant or ornamental flower pot depicted in the center of the field, with foliage or blossoms rising from a structured vase or urn base, serving as a heraldic or civic emblem associated with the Este lordship of Massa Lombarda. The motif is enclosed within a wreath or beaded border encircling the entire design. The execution is characteristically rough and somewhat irregular, reflecting the primitive hammered technique employed for this small-denomination billon issue. |
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