8 Denari - Biennial Doges
Features
| Issuer |
Genoa ›
Republic of Genoa (1139-1797)
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Biennial Doges
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1556-1633 |
| Value | 8 Denari (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Scudo (1528-1797) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 0.8 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 374434 |
| References | MIR PSLC# 247/1 Alberto Varesi; 2004. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 2. Piemonte, Sardegna, Liguria, Isola di Corsica (2nd Edition). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.Victor Emmanuel of Savoy; 1912. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 3. Liguria – Isola di Corsica: Primo tentativo di un Catalogo generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da Italiani in altri paesi. Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy. |
Obverse
Castle with the date alongside and a dot below in a beaded circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ DVX •GVB •RP •GENV
Translation: Doge and governor of the Republic of Genoa
Engraver: Lucas Brunus
Reverse
Cross in beaded circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ CONRA •II •RO •REX •L-B
Translation: Conradus II, king of Romans, LB stands for the name of the engraver, Lucas Brunus
Mint
Genoa, Italy (1138-1861)Comments
It was issued from 1556 to 1577 with a certain frequency then, after a pause of 42 years, in a modified type with the pointed coat of arms between 2 stars. In this new version it was minted from 1619 to 1633. The C.N.I. describes 17 different dates with 36 variations.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1556 | PG | ||||||||||||||
| 1561 | BG | ||||||||||||||
| 1562 | DG | ||||||||||||||
| 1562 | PG | ||||||||||||||
| 1567 | AS | ||||||||||||||
| 1568 | BG | ||||||||||||||
| 1568 | DG | ||||||||||||||
| 1570 | LB | ||||||||||||||
| 1571 | LB | ||||||||||||||
| 1572 | LB | ||||||||||||||
| 1577 | LB | ||||||||||||||
| 1616 | |||||||||||||||
| 1619 | IB DN | ||||||||||||||
| 1625 | GF | ||||||||||||||
| 1626 | |||||||||||||||
| 1627 | |||||||||||||||
| 1628 | |||||||||||||||
| 1629 | |||||||||||||||
| 1630 | IB DN | ||||||||||||||
| 1631 | |||||||||||||||
| 1633 | IB S | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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