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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ycon, post: 4477616, member: 91771&quot;]I&#039;d like to revive this thread with two scudi d&#039;argento of Charles V, both with dies by the great sculptor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leone_Leoni" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leone_Leoni" rel="nofollow">Leone Leoni</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is held by the Bavarian National Coin Collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.coingallery.de/KarlV/Mailand/Mailand-0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Scudo d&#039;argento</b> (100 soldi), n. d.,&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; dies by Leone Leoni.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ø 43 mm, 33,73 g. CNI V p.231 n.15 tav.14/4; Crippa 4, Dav.8304.</p><p>Obv.:&nbsp; ·IMP·CAES·CAROLVS·V·AVG¤&nbsp; -&nbsp; laureated bust, lion head at the shoulder.</p><p>Rev.:&nbsp;&nbsp; ·TE·DEVM·LAV DAMVS·&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;We praise Thee, O Lord&quot;.</p><p>Saint Augustine (kneeling) and Saint Ambrose (with crosier), flagellate between them and the Holy Spirit (pigeon) above.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Exergue: the saints&#039; names ·S·AVG·S·AMB (via <a href="https://www.coingallery.de/KarlV/Mailand_E.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coingallery.de/KarlV/Mailand_E.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.coingallery.de/KarlV/Mailand_E.htm</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is held by the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, and shows the battle of the giants on the reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://medagliere.milanocastello.it/sites/medagliere.milanocastello.it/files/styles/grande_per_colorbox/public/05_MEDAGLIERE_ANTEPRIME_800X800.jpg?itok=tfClHliW" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://medagliere.milanocastello.it/sites/medagliere.milanocastello.it/files/styles/grande_per_colorbox/public/05B_MEDAGLIERE_ANTEPRIME_800X800.jpg?itok=btf_2Scb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://medagliere.milanocastello.it/it/content/leone-leoni-scudo-da-soldi-110-argento-di-carlo-v-dasburgo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://medagliere.milanocastello.it/it/content/leone-leoni-scudo-da-soldi-110-argento-di-carlo-v-dasburgo" rel="nofollow">https://medagliere.milanocastello.it/it/content/leone-leoni-scudo-da-soldi-110-argento-di-carlo-v-dasburgo</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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