v19_0631 - ITALY - DUCHY OF MILAN - GALEAZZO MARIA SFORZA Sol (soldo) n.d. Milan
MONNAIES 19 (2004)
Starting price : 140.00 €
Estimate : 260.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 140.00 €
Estimate : 260.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Sol (soldo)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Milan
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,28 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce sol est frappé sur un flan assez large et présente une légère faiblesse de frappe au niveau des écus. Une légère patine grise le recouvre
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : (TÊTE DE SAINT AMBROISE) GZ. M. SF. VICECO. DVX. MLIV..
Obverse description : Écu écartelé aux 1 et 4 un phénix, aux 2 et 3 une guivre.
Obverse translation : (Galéas Marie Sforza, vicomte et duc de Milan).
Reverse
Reverse legend : (TÊTE DE SAINT AMBROISE) PP. Q3. CO. AC. IANVE. D..
Reverse description : Écu mi-parti, au 1 une guivre, au 2 trois phénix.
Historical background
ITALY - DUCHY OF MILAN - GALEAZZO MARIA SFORZA
(1466-1476)
Galéas Marie Sforza, born in 1444 from the marriage of François Sforza and Blanche Marie Visconti, succeeded his father, who died in 1466 while he was in France in the service of Louis XI. He first married Dorothée de Gonzague, daughter of Louis, Marquis of Mantua then in second marriage, in 1468, Bonne de Savoie, daughter of Louis de Savoie. He exiled his mother to Cremona and ruled the Duchy of Milan as a tyrant. He reigned only ten years before being assassinated in 1476 while entering a church. His son, Jean-Galéas Sforza, succeeded him when he was only nine years old..
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