1 Grosso / 10 Denari
Features
| Issuer |
City of Cremona
(Italian States)  |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority |
Commune (1155-1330)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1300-1330 |
| Value | Grosso of 10 denari (1⁄24) |
| Currency | Lira |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.1 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 414301 |
| References | MIR LOM# 290 Alberto Varesi; 2000. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 1. Lombardia, zecche minori (2nd Edition). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy. 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. |
Obverse
Short cross pattée with pellets and fleur-de-lis alternating in corners, within inner reeded circle.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: ✠ CREMONA
Lettering (regular font): ✠ CREMONA
Reverse
Saint Himerius, enthroned, holding crozier in left hand, and raising right in blessing.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: • S' • YMERIVS •
Lettering (regular font): • S' • YMERIVS •
Translation: Saint Himerius
Mint
Cremona, Italy (1155-1535)Comments
MEC 12 assigns a likely date range beginning at 1300 based on similarities in style and weight compared to Milan types with Saint Ambrose that were struck starting in 1298/1299 and valued at 10 imperial denari.
A variant which uses the uncial style of letter e in Ymerius and Cremona, and has the positions of the fleur-de-lis and pellets reversed is known:
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1300-1330) | Uncial letters e | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Numismatica Varesi Auction 79 Lot 93 
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10 May 2022 | ND (1300-1330) | XF |
USD 3454.70
(EUR 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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