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<p>[QUOTE="talerman, post: 4720267, member: 89314"]"The coinage of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_II_Gonzaga,_Duke_of_Mantua" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_II_Gonzaga,_Duke_of_Mantua" rel="nofollow">Federico II</a>, is in fact rife with classical symbolism. Besides the present quattrino there is <a href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/single/l30655016" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/single/l30655016" rel="nofollow">another</a> featuring the word OΛVMΠOΣ (Olympos) on the reverse with the Duke’s portrait on the obverse."</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the other Federico quattrino which [USER=91771]@ycon[/USER] mentions. I am afraid it is not in great condition. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>Mantua. Federico II Gonzaga</b>, </b>1519-1540. Quattrino Æ gr. 1,74 FE.DVX.M.ET.MON.F (errat) Bust of duke l. R: 2 leaves/OΛVM/ΠOΣ/ flower </p><p>Bignotti 57v; MIR 488v; CNI IV,p.287,206-207v; Neumann 615v.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although it seems always to be described as a quattrino, as a copper coin it is really a bagattino. Quattrini were billon coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1156914[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1156915[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="talerman, post: 4720267, member: 89314"]"The coinage of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_II_Gonzaga,_Duke_of_Mantua']Federico II[/URL], is in fact rife with classical symbolism. Besides the present quattrino there is [URL='https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/single/l30655016']another[/URL] featuring the word OΛVMΠOΣ (Olympos) on the reverse with the Duke’s portrait on the obverse." Here is the other Federico quattrino which [USER=91771]@ycon[/USER] mentions. I am afraid it is not in great condition. [B][B]Mantua. Federico II Gonzaga[/B], [/B]1519-1540. Quattrino Æ gr. 1,74 FE.DVX.M.ET.MON.F (errat) Bust of duke l. R: 2 leaves/OΛVM/ΠOΣ/ flower Bignotti 57v; MIR 488v; CNI IV,p.287,206-207v; Neumann 615v. Although it seems always to be described as a quattrino, as a copper coin it is really a bagattino. Quattrini were billon coins. [ATTACH=full]1156914[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1156915[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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