c.1395-1402, Grosso Pegione - Ducato di Milano - Gian Galeazzo Visconti

Lordship, then Duchy of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351-1385-1395-1402✟)

Country: Duchy of Milan (Italian states)
Grade: VF25/30 
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: Undated (1395-1402)
Value: 1 Grosso Pegione (1⁄80)
Currency: Scudo (?-1796)
Metal: Silver (.650)
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 25mm
Shape: Round (irregular)
Orientation: Various alignment ↺
References: Crippa II# 7, MEC XII# 647, Biaggi# 1477, CNI V# 93/47

Obverse:
Enthroned Saint Ambrose, nimbate, holding crozer and scourge.

Lettering: . S • ABROSIV MEDIOLAN •

Unabridged legend: Sanctus Ambrosius Mediolanum.

Translation: Saint Ambrose of Milan.

Reverse:
Floriate cross with a dot in each corner, within quatrefoil.

Lettering: . COMES • VIRTVTVM • D • MEDIOLANI • 3C •

Unabridged legend: Comes Virtutum Dominus Mediolani et cetera.

Translation: Count of Vertus, Lord of Milan et cetera.

Edge:
Plain.

Mint: Milan, Italy.

Comments:
John Galeas Visconti, in Italian Gian Galeazzo Visconti, was a nobleman born in Milan on October 16, 1351 and died on September 3, 1402 in Melegnano, who became lord of Milan in 1385 and was the first duke in 1395.he was the son of Galeas II Visconti and Blanche of Savoy.
In June 1360, the year he was nine years old, his father made him marry Isabelle de Valois, twelve years old, daughter of the king of France Jean II le Bon, marriage that consecrates the union between Galéas II and the French royal family. Jean Galéas thus became Count of Vertus (of the city of Vertus in Champagne), a title created by Jean II and brought in dowry by his wife.
He died in the plague epidemic of 1402, in the castle of Melegnano, leaving the state coffers drained and a widow in serious financial difficulties. After his death, the authoritarian state that he had maintained with all kinds of violence quickly went to pieces. 

Referencia : Crippa II# 7, MEC XII# 647, Biaggi# 1477, CNI V# 93/47

Fuente : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...

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