Coins from Montferrat

Originally a county, Montferrat was elevated to a margravate (march or marquissate) of the Holy Roman Empire under Count Aleramo in 961, following the transition of power in Northern Italy from Berengar of Ivrea to Otto I of Germany. In 1305, the last Aleramici margrave died and Montferrat was inherited by the Greek imperial Palaiologos dynasty, who held it until 1533, continuously diminishing its territory. In 1533, Montferrat was seized by the Spanish under Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, who restored it to Federico II, Duke of Mantua from the illustrious House of Gonzaga in 1536. His son, Margrave William X was elevated to a Duke of Montferrat in 1574 by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the march became the Duchy of Montferrat. With the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628–1631) a piece of the duchy passed to the Duchy of Savoy, the remainder passing to Savoy in 1708, as Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor gained possession of the Gonzaga territory. The next heir of the House of Gonzaga was later compensated with the Duchy of Teschen in Silesia. The first capital and mint of Montferrat was Chivasso. In 1435, Chivasso was handed over to the Duke of Savoy and the capital and mint were moved to Casale. During the brief Spanish rule (1533-1536), the Governor Alvaro de Luna maintained the mint operational.
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Fiorino

Fiorino = 12 Grossi = 48 Quarti Parpagliola = 2 Cavalotti = 6 Grossi Lira = 6 Fiorini = 20 Soldi = 240 Denari Testone = 15 Soldi Scudo d'Argento = 18 Fiorini Scudo d'Oro = 24 Fiorini Doppia = 48 Fiorini Tallero = 16 Bianchi = 112 Grossi

Maglia di Bianchetto - Giovanni IV Paleologo
(1445-1464)
Billon • 0.45 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 167, CNI II# 3/10

Maglia di Bianchetto - Guglielmo VIII Paleologo
(1464-1483)
Billon • 0.45 g • ⌀ 15 mm
MIR# 174, CNI II# 9/11

1 Cavallotto - Guglielmo IX Paleologo
(1494-1518)
Silver • 3.92 g • ⌀ 29 mm
CNI II# 52 var., Biaggi# 64a

1 Cornuto - Guglielmo IX Paleologo
(1494-1518)
Silver • 5.46 g • ⌀ 32 mm
CNI II# 46/47

¼ Grosso - Giovanni Giacomo Paleologo
(1418-1445)
Billon • 0.9 g • ⌀ 21 mm
MIR# 164, CNI II# 2

¼ Grosso - Giovanni IV Paleologo
(1445-1464)
Billon • 0.9 g • ⌀ 21 mm
MIR# 166, CNI II# 1/2

¼ Grosso - Guglielmo VIII Paleologo
(1464-1483)
Billon • 1.39 g • ⌀ 19 mm
MIR# 170, CNI II# 4

¼ Grosso - Guglielmo Gonzaga
1577-1583
Billon • 1 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MB# 194, MIR# 281

Grosso - Bonifacio III Paleologo
(1483-1494)
Silver • 3.2 g • ⌀ 28.5 mm
MIR# 175, CNI II# 6, Biaggi# 582

1 Grosso - Vincenzo I
1588-1611
Billon • 1.05 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
MIR# 308

Grosso au mont Olympe et à la croix fleurdelisée - Ferdinand de Gonzague
1612-1623
Billon • 1.09 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
MIR# 337

1 Grosso - Ferdinando Carlo
(1669-1708)
Copper • 4.17 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 69, MIR# 363

1 Cavallotto - Francesco III
(1540-1550)
Billon • 3 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
MB# 128, MIR# 251

1 Soldo - Carlo II
1661
Copper • 1.45 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
KM# 66, MIR# 361

Parpagliola or Cavalotto - Vincenzo I of Mantua
1588-1619
Billon • 2.27 g • ⌀ 20 mm
MIR# 307, KM# 5

1 Bianco
1567-1574
Silver • 4.7 g • ⌀ 27 mm
CNI II# 16, MIR# 274

2 Ducat - Guglielmo IX Paleologo
(1494-1518)
Gold • 6.89 g • ⌀ 30 mm
MIR# 178, CNI II# 9, Fr# 165

1 Testone - Guglielmo VII
(1494-1518)
Silver (.900) • 10 g • ⌀ 26.5 mm
MB# 46, MIR# 185, CNI II# 38

1 Tallero - Ferdinando
(1612-1626)
Silver • 21.9 g • ⌀ 39 mm
KM# 71, MIR# 325

1 Scudo d'Oro - Guglielmo VII
(1494-1518)
Gold • ⌀ 26.5 mm
MB# 50, MIR# 181