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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4439245, member: 99456&quot;]Fun</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1110153[/ATTACH]</p><p>Some notes notes on Gonzaga and the eagle countermark <a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=65972" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=65972" rel="nofollow">from CNG</a>.&nbsp; A collection mark of the Gonzaga Family of Mantua.&nbsp; The collection was formed in the 15th century and the marks added&nbsp; by the early 17th century: an inlaid Gonzaga eagle, in silver for gold coins or in gold for silver and bronzes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jean Huguetan, 1647-1685 on his <a href="https://archive.org/details/voyageditaliecur00hugu/page/248/mode/2up/search/verona" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/voyageditaliecur00hugu/page/248/mode/2up/search/verona" rel="nofollow">Voyage in Italy</a> described the collection as &quot;dispersees&quot; and recognizable by a small eagle (&quot;petit aigle&quot;)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1110163[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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