1 Grosso "Ambrosino minore" - First Republic

Features

Issuer	Milan (Italian States)
Period	First Ambrosian Republic (1250-1310)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1298-1327
Value	1 Grosso (0.1)
Currency	Lira (1155-1515)
Composition	Silver (.902)
Weight	2.10 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 33542
References	MIR MI# 68 Alessandro Toffanin; 2024. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 11. Milano = Regional Italian Coins (2a edizione). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy. , CNI V# 23-30 Victor Emmanuel of Savoy; 1914. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 5. Lombardia (Milano): Primo tentativo di un Catalogo generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da Italiani in altri paesi. Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy. , Crippa I# 27A, 27B Carlo Crippa; 2014. Le monete di Milano / Volume I. Da Desiderio re dei Longobardi a Ludovico V di Baviera e Azzone Visconti dal 757 al 1329. Edizioni Crippa Numismatica, Milan, Italy. , Biaggi# 1427 Elio Biaggi; 1992. Monete e zecche medievali italiane: dal sec. VIII al sec. XV. Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro), Turin, Italy.

Obverse

Cross pattée with cluster of three pellets in each corner, inside beaded inner circle.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: MeDIOLANUM

Lettering (regular font): MEDIOLANUM

Reverse

Saint Ambrose, nimbate, seated and facing, holding crozier in left hand, right raised in blessing.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: SAMB ROSIV

Lettering (regular font): SAMB ROSIV

Unabridged legend: S Ambrosiu

Mint

Milan, Italy

Comments

Day, et al. in MEC XII (p. 425) place the striking of this lighter “Ambrosino” at a coinage reform of 1298.

A very common heavier replica exists silver plated: you can find it on famous marketplaces and auctions right now, sometimes passed off as genuine
N# 206655

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Date	References		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1298-1310)	MIR MI# 68/2 Alessandro Toffanin; 2024. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 11. Milano = Regional Italian Coins (2a edizione). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.	Latin M	0%
ND (1310-1327)	MIR MI# 68/1 Alessandro Toffanin; 2024. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 11. Milano = Regional Italian Coins (2a edizione). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.	Gothic M	85%
ND (1310-1327)	MIR MI# 68/3 Alessandro Toffanin; 2024. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 11. Milano = Regional Italian Coins (2a edizione). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.	2 +	0%
ND (1310-1327)	MIR MI# 68/4 Alessandro Toffanin; 2024. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 11. Milano = Regional Italian Coins (2a edizione). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.	1 +	8%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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Bullion value: USD 4.47 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.061 oz

Current silver price: 73.38 USD/oz (see silver price

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of 1 Grosso "Ambrosino minore" - First Republic

Picture 2 of the example of 1 Grosso "Ambrosino minore" - First Republic

© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, cb44817259h
ND (1298-1310) – MIR MI# 68/2 – Latin M • 20 mm • 1.66 g (see more)

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© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, cb448172585
ND (1310-1327) – MIR MI# 68/1 – Gothic M • 20 mm • 2.04 g (see more)

© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, hcr102519
ND (1310-1327) – MIR MI# 68/1 – Gothic M • 19.9 mm • 1.93 g (see more)

© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, hcr102520
ND (1310-1327) – MIR MI# 68/1 – Gothic M • 20.07 mm • 2.04 g (see more)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Sold price
	InAsta E-Auction 109 Lot 1347	14 Nov 2023	ND (1310-1327) – MIR MI# 68/1 – Gothic M	USD 232.20 (EUR 200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© InAsta
	Nomisma Auction E-Live 39 Lot 581	14 Mar 2025	ND (1310-1327) – MIR MI# 68/4 – 1 +	USD 290.25 (EUR 250.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomisma