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<p>[QUOTE="talerman, post: 4676688, member: 89314"]This is a minor coin and not in nearly as good condition as [USER=91771]@ycon[/USER]'s two beauties but it complements them</p><p><br /></p><p>MILAN Ludovoco Maria Sforza, il Moro, Regent for Giovanni Galeazzo Maria (1481-94) Grosso of 3 soldi n.d.(1481-94) </p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: IOGZ'M'SF' VI_ CO' DVX' MI' SX (= 6th)' Shield with Milan curled snake (Biscione) with crest of Sforza winged monster with human face, breaking out of circle</p><p>Rev.: head in circle rosette LVDOVICO* PATRVO* GVBNANTE* Horse's harness with ribbon with .VERGIES, .ICH. .NIT. (I forget nothing), breaking out of circle</p><p><br /></p><p>23 mm 2.42 g. MIR 225. CNI V,p.194,73. Crippa 7.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1151909[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The 7-year-old Gian Galeazzo Sforza inherited the duchy after his father, Galeazzo Maria, Ludovico's brother, was assassinated in 1476. As mentioned by [USER=91771]@ycon[/USER], after a bitter struggle for the regency with the boy's mother, Bona of Savoy, Ludovico emerged as victor in 1481 and seized control of the government of Milan and ruled as Regent for 13 years. In 1494 Gian Galeazzo died under suspicious conditions and Ludovico became duke. However, in 1498 Louis XII of France, who had a hereditary claim to Milan through his Visconti grandmother, descended upon Milan. Ludovico was captured in April 1500 and spent the rest of his life in imprisonment in France. He died in 1508. In 1512 Swiss mercenaries under the Pope & Emperor would restore his son Massimiliano as Duke.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="talerman, post: 4676688, member: 89314"]This is a minor coin and not in nearly as good condition as [USER=91771]@ycon[/USER]'s two beauties but it complements them MILAN Ludovoco Maria Sforza, il Moro, Regent for Giovanni Galeazzo Maria (1481-94) Grosso of 3 soldi n.d.(1481-94) Obv.: IOGZ'M'SF' VI_ CO' DVX' MI' SX (= 6th)' Shield with Milan curled snake (Biscione) with crest of Sforza winged monster with human face, breaking out of circle Rev.: head in circle rosette LVDOVICO* PATRVO* GVBNANTE* Horse's harness with ribbon with .VERGIES, .ICH. .NIT. (I forget nothing), breaking out of circle 23 mm 2.42 g. MIR 225. CNI V,p.194,73. Crippa 7. [ATTACH=full]1151908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1151909[/ATTACH] The 7-year-old Gian Galeazzo Sforza inherited the duchy after his father, Galeazzo Maria, Ludovico's brother, was assassinated in 1476. As mentioned by [USER=91771]@ycon[/USER], after a bitter struggle for the regency with the boy's mother, Bona of Savoy, Ludovico emerged as victor in 1481 and seized control of the government of Milan and ruled as Regent for 13 years. In 1494 Gian Galeazzo died under suspicious conditions and Ludovico became duke. However, in 1498 Louis XII of France, who had a hereditary claim to Milan through his Visconti grandmother, descended upon Milan. Ludovico was captured in April 1500 and spent the rest of his life in imprisonment in France. He died in 1508. In 1512 Swiss mercenaries under the Pope & Emperor would restore his son Massimiliano as Duke.[/QUOTE]
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