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1 Quattrino - Louis II

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Issuer Duchy of Mantua (Italian States)
Lord Louis II (1369-1382)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1369-1382
Value 1 Quattrino (1⁄480)
Currency Scudo
Composition Billon
Weight 0.8 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
320636
References MIR LOM# 374
Alberto Varesi; 2000. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 1. Lombardia, zecche minori (2nd Edition). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.
, MEC XII# 497
William R. Day Jr., Michael Matzke, Andrea Saccocci; 2016. Medieval European Coinage / Volume 12: Italy I - Northern Italy: With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
, Biaggi# 1126
Elio Biaggi; 1992. Monete e zecche medievali italiane: dal sec. VIII al sec. XV. Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro), Turin, Italy.

Obverse

Bust of Virgil wearing beret

Lettering: ✠ ⸰ V ⸰ D ⸰ MANTVA ⸰

Reverse

Shield with horizontal bars

Lettering: ✠ ⸰ LO ⸰ D ⸰ GONZAGA

Translation: Louis of Gonzaga

Mint

Mantua, Italy

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1369-1382) 

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