coin – HCR51442

Obverse

Inscription:

RANVT • FAR • PAR • ET • PLA • DVX • VI

Design:

In the central field: Coat of arms in crowned folder.

Reverse

Inscription:

MONSTRA • TE • - ESSE • MATREM •

Design:

In the central field: the Blessed Virgin seated in front, breastfeeding the Child, while two angels crown her. Exergue [??].

Information

Note

This type was minted in silver, but this specimen appears to be in billon. On May 17, 1750, minting was suspended because there were counterfeit 40 soldi in circulation.

Period

Group

Authority

Parma and Piacenza: duchy

Person

Ranuccio II Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1646-1694

Reign

Dating

1649-1650

Mint

Parma

Denomination

40 soldi

Metal

billon

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.33

Diameter (mm)

31.4

Reference

Medieval and Modern coins of Italy in the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford: From Odoacer to Italian Unification, 476-1860/70 :

Reference

1925 - Corpus Nummorum Italicorum. Primo tentativo di un catalogo generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da italiani in altri paesi. IX, Emilia (parte I), Parma, Piacenza, Modena, Reggio : p. 514, no. 37var

Reference

G. Crocicchio - 1989 - Le monete dei Farnese. La zecca di Piacenza (1545 1731 : p. 129var

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, rbruni