Italy testone 1619 Guastalla, Ferrante II Gonzaga (1575-1621), Guasta, highest rarity, VF

silver | weight 7,64gr. | Ø 30mm. | die-axe 12 o'clock

Obv. crowned facing double headed eagle, with legend

FERD : GON : MELFI : PRINC : GVASTAL ● D

Rev. Saint Charles Borromeo right with mitre and crozier,

with legend . S : CAROL ● BOR ● AR ● MED ●

Ref. MIR 378/3

Very Fine | highest rarity

Obverse struck somewhat off centre | MIR does not describe the date 1619.

Ferrante II Gonzaga belonged to the House of Gonzaga, the princely dynasty

that ruled Mantua and its cadet branch in Guastalla. As sovereign Count (later

Duke) of Guastalla, he possessed the feudal privilege of ius cudendae monetae,

giving him the legal right to mint coinage in his own name.

Liebe Kundinnen und Kunden,

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Peter