c.1587 Duchy of Mantua - Parpagliola Temperantia - Vincenzo Ι Gonzaga

Vincenzo I Gonzaga, duca IV of Mantua (1562-1587-1612)

Country: Duchy of Mantua (Italian states)
Grade: VG/F
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: Undated (1587-1612)
Value: 1 Parpagliola 
Currency: Scudo
Weight: 2.11 g.
Diameter: 20 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Metal: Billon
Shape: Round (irregular)
Orientation: Coin alignment: 3 o'clock ↑→
References: MB# 213, MIR 554 var; Bignotti# 43CNI 17/23 (anonime dei Gonzaga)

Obverse:
Coat of arms quartered with four eagles, surmounted by a small Mount Olympus, a large crown and the motto FIDES. Legend around.

Lettering:
FI-DES
MANT[VAE• DVX •]ET C •

Reverse:
Standing female figure facing draped and bareheaded which is turned slightly to the left, with her left arm resting on a column and her right hand pouring water from a jug. Legend above.

Lettering:
[• TEM]PERANTIA •

Edge:
Smooth.

Comments:
Vincenzo Ι Gonzaga (21 September 1562 – 9 February 1612 was the ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat from 1587 to 1612.
Born 21 September 1562, Vincenzo was the only son of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Archduchess Eleanor of Austria. His maternal grandparents were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.

Referencia : MIR 554 var; Bignotti# 43CNI 17/23 (anonime dei Gonzaga)

Fuente : https://catalogo-mantova.lamoneta.it/mon...

Colección : Italian States - Pre Risorgimento (1250-1861) & Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Republic (1946-date)