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Popolino - In name of Charles IV

Features

Issuer Republic of Lucca (Lucca, Italian States)
Period Republic (1369-1799)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1369-1399
Value Reale (1⁄80)
Currency Lira (1160-1530)
Composition Bilon
Weight 0.5 g
Diameter 14 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
539991
References MIR TOS# 145
Alessio Montagano; 2010. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 6. Toscana zecche minori. Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.
, CNI XI# 8/15 Sec.XIV
Victor Emmanuel of Savoy; 1929. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 11. Toscana (zecche minori): Primo tentativo di un Catalogo generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da Italiani in altri paesi. Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy.
, Bellesia LU# 12
Lorenzo Bellesia; 2007. Lucca: Storia e monete = Lucca. Nomisma, Serravalle, Italy.

Obverse

(en) City name in form of cross with large globule at center, inside beaded inner circle.

Script: łacina (uncjalna)

Lettering:
✠ COmVnI ⋆ e POPVLI
L V C A

Lettering (regular font):
✠ COMVNI ⋆ E POPVLI
L V C A

Reverse

(en) Crowned letter K in reeded inner circle.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
✠ INPATOR QVARTVS
K

Engraver: Dal Portico

Mint

Lucca, Italy (650-1843)

Comments

(en)

The CNI does not mention the value of this denomination, but places it between the grosso and sestino.  This does not seem to agree with the alloy (low grace billon) and size of the coin (half the weight of the sestino).

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1369-1399) 

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