Coins from Italian States

The Italian States section of the catalogue represents the mass of states covering the Italian peninsula, its Islands, and in some cases their non-Italian colonies that span the time period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD to the unification of Italy that was finalised with the fall of the Papal States in 1870. Over this period, hundreds of cities, states and other coin issuing entities emerged, some for their own account, and others as part of larger groups such as the Holy Roman Empire, the Papal States, or the Venetian Republic. These entities produced coins under numerous different monetary systems, many, though not all inheriting names from Roman coinage. Stylistically, most Italian States coins share common language, Latin, transitioning to Italian and its dialects around the 12-13th centuries. However, some coins from the Venetian region issued for its colonies may bear Greek alphabets, and others from Pre-Norman Conquest southern Italy and Sicily bear Arabic or Arabic and Italian inscriptions. Common themes for coin designs include religious imagery, ruling families' crests, and legendary events. Given such a wide field, unrecorded Italian States coins are to this day a common find. Neither the so-called "Bible" of such coins, King Victor Emmanuel III's Corpus Nummorum Italicorum (CNI), a 20 volume masterpiece dating back to the turn of the 20th century, nor the Monete Italiane Regionali (MIR), a contemporary attempt by researchers to recreate Victor Emmanuel III's feat are to be considered complete.
Wikidata: Q1435724

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Italy › Italian States › Fermo, City of • Grosso Agostano

1 Denaro / Picciolo - Ludovico Migliorati
ND (1425-1428)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.4 g • ⌀ 16 mm
CNI XIII# 325, 11-13, N# 369766
1 Denaro / Picciolo - Francesco Sforza
ND (1434-1446)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Biaggi# 736, CNI XIII# 329, 20, N# 369814
1 Denaro / Picciolo - Anonymous (Savinus)
ND (1455-1513)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Biaggi# 725, CNI XIII# 332, 7, N# 369819
1 Bolognino - Ludovico Migliorati
ND (1425-1428)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.0 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Biaggi# 727, CNI XIII# 324, 1-10, N# 369764
1 Bolognino - Francesco Sforza
ND (1434-1446)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.0 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Biaggi# 733, CNI XIII# 328, 5-15, N# 369765

Italy › Italian States › Ferrara, Duchy of • Scudo (1264-1597)

Denaro - Republic (c.1200-1344)
ND (1200-1344)

Silver • 0.6 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Biaggi# 741, CNI X# p.417/1-5, N# 300741
Denaro - Obizzo
ND (1344-1352)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.5 g • ⌀ 14 mm
MIR# 217, CNI X# p.419/1-6, N# 300743
1 Denaro - Alphonso I
ND (1505-1534)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 0.91 g • ⌀ 18 mm
CNI X# 82/102, MIR# 284, N# 102751
1 Masenetta - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.54 g • ⌀ 13.4 mm
MIR# 264, CNI X# 74-77, N# 128921
1 Quattrino - Nicolo III
ND (1393-1441)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.75 g • ⌀ 16 mm
MIR# 225, N# 338907
Quattrino - Leonello
ND (1441-1450)

Billon • 0.85 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 234, CNI X# 25var(p.428), N# 281664
Quattrino - Borso
ND (1471)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.7 g • ⌀ 15 mm
MIR# 245, CNI X# 26 (p.432), N# 281283
Quattrino - Alfonso II
ND (1559-1597)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 0.6 g • ⌀ 14 mm
MIR# 327, CNI X# 138-147, N# 147532
Sesino - Ercole II
ND (1534-1559)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 302, N# 303761
Sesino - Alfonso II (Early bust)
ND (1559-1597)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.9 g • ⌀ 16 mm
CNI X# 128 (p.482), MIR# 323, N# 281545
Sesino - Alfonso II (Late bust)
ND (1590-1597)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.95 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 322, N# 339290
Marchesino - Niccolo II
ND (1361-1388)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.09 g • ⌀ 18 mm
CNI X# 420/2, MIR# 218, N# 238962
Marchesano - Alberto V
ND (1388-1393)

Silver • 1.2 g • ⌀ 19 mm
MIR# 220, N# 348178
Marchesano - Niccolo III
ND (1393-1441)

Silver • 1.22 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
CNI X# 422, 1, N# 144718
Marchesano - Leonello
ND (1441-1450)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.7 g • ⌀ 15 mm
KM# 230, N# 338908
3 Quattrini - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.3 g • ⌀ 11 mm
MB# 2, MIR# 265, CNI X# 78-79, N# 128858
1 Grosso - Borso
ND (1452-1471)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.23 g • ⌀ 19 mm
MIR# 244, N# 338921
Grossetto of 2 Soldi - Ercole I (Unicorn)
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.21 g • ⌀ 18.8 mm
MB# 4, MIR# 260, CNI X# 58-61, N# 128860
Grossetto of 2 Soldi - Ercole I (on Horseback)
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.15 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MIR# 261, CNI X# p.440/62-69, N# 339098
1 Diamante - Hercules I
ND (1475-1492)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
MIR# 259, CNI X# p.438/44-57, N# 339089
Grossetto - Ercole II
ND (1534-1559)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.49 g • ⌀ 19 mm
MIR# 301, CNI X# 83 (p.463), N# 281543
Bianco - Ercole II
ND (1534-1559)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.9 g • ⌀ 28 mm
MIR# 296, N# 339256
8 Quattrini - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.91 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 262, CNI X# 70, Biaggi# 775, N# 128920
Diamante - Alphonso II
1576-1580 (1559-1597)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.0 g • ⌀ 23 mm
MIR# 319/6, CNI X# p.468/6-9, CNI X# p.469/12-17, CNI X# p.478/96-111, N# 339090
Grossone - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.69 g • ⌀ 22 mm
CNI X# 438, MIR# 257, N# 144720
Giorgino - Alfonso II
1596-1597

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.7 g • ⌀ 23 mm
MIR# 318/4, CNI X# 51, N# 144807
1 Testone - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.67 g
MB# 12, CNI X# 20, MIR# 255, N# 128415
1 Testone - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.70 g • ⌀ 28 mm
MIR# 254, CNI X# 24-29, N# 128453
1 Testone - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.81 g
MIR# 624, CNI X# 7, N# 128680
1 Testone - Alfonso I
ND (1505-1534)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.75 g • ⌀ 26 mm
MB# 33, MIR# 270, CNI X# 17-33, N# 116816
1 Testone - Alfonso I
ND (1505-1534)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.73 g • ⌀ 29 mm
MB# 35, MIR# 271, CNI X# 34-41, N# 128462
5 Soldi - Alfonso I
ND (1505-1534)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.8 g • ⌀ 25 mm
MIR# 282, N# 339194
1 Testone - Alfonso I
ND (1509-1522)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.73 g • ⌀ 29 mm
MB# 34, MIR# 271, CNI X# 26-29, N# 128464
1 Testone - Ercole II
1534

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.59 g • ⌀ 29 mm
MB# 52, MIR# 219, CNI X# 6-9, N# 128460
1 Testone - Ercole II
1559

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 8.41 g • ⌀ 31 mm
MB# 66, MIR# 293, CNI X# 16-20, N# 128684
1 Testone - Alfonso II
1596

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.94 g • ⌀ 30 mm
MB# 93, MIR# 317, N# 128466
½ Lira - Alfonso I
ND (1505-1534)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 5.47 g • ⌀ 27 mm
MB# 30, MIR# 277, CNI X# 54-58, N# 128777
½ Scudo - Ercole II
1546

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.4 g • ⌀ 36 mm
MB# 59, MIR# 290, N# 113008
½ Scudo - Alfonso II (Early bust)
1564

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.7 g • ⌀ 36 mm
MB# 82, MIR# 310, N# 339723
½ Scudo - Alfonso II (Late bust)
1596 (1596-1597)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 15.8 g • ⌀ 34 mm
MB# 94, MIR# 312, N# 339728
1 Scudo d'Oro - Alfonso I
ND (1505-1534)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.2 g • ⌀ 26 mm
MB# 41, Fr# 269, MIR# 269, CNI X# 9-16, N# 128711
Ducato - Borso
ND (1471)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.43 g • ⌀ 23 mm
MIR# 243, CNI X# p.430/11-16, N# 339096
1 Ducato - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
MB# 17, Fr# 265, MIR# 250, CNI X# 7-12, Biaggi# 766, N# 128709
1 Ducato - Ercole I
ND (1471-1505)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
MB# 18, Fr# 265, MIR# 250/1, CNI X# 13-14, Biaggi# 766, N# 128710
1 Scudo d'Oro - Hercules II
1534 (1534-1559)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.32 g • ⌀ 25 mm
MB# 55-57, Fr# 270, MIR# 286-288, N# 116632
Ducato "Hungarian" - Alfonso II
1596-1597 (1559-1597)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.5 g • ⌀ 21 mm
MIR# 306, Fr# 273, N# 339388
1 Scudo d'Oro - Alfonso II
1576-1579

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
MB# 86, MIR# 305, N# 51315
2 Ducati - Alfonso I
ND (1505-1534)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 6.85 g • ⌀ 26 mm
MB# 40, MIR# 268, Fr# 268, N# 119482

Italy › Italian States › Ferrara, Duchy of • Unspecified currency

½ Denaro - Federico I
ND (1164-1344)

Silver • ⌀ 14 mm
N# 182859

Italy › Italian States › Florence • Fiorino (1115-1532)

1 Quattrino
ND (1332-1533)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.8 g • ⌀ 18 mm
N# 87934
Grosso of 6 denari (grossetto)
ND (1315-1324)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.95 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MIR# 49, N# 307623
Available for swap Fiorino Vecchio of 12 denari
ND (1230-1260)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.906) • 1.73 g • ⌀ 20 mm
MIR# 34 - 38, CNI XII# 1/12, N# 74703
Soldino of 12 denari
ND (1462-1471)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.65 g • ⌀ 15 mm
MIR# 94, N# 307065
Grosso of 15 denari
ND (1318-1321)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.95 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MIR# 52, CNI XII# p.23, 152, N# 357865
Grosso of 20 denari
ND (1316-1318)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.6 g
MIR# 50, N# 307445
Grosso of 2 soldi "Popolino" (scroll type)
ND (1296)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.8 g • ⌀ 21 mm
MIR# 43, N# 307221
Grosso of 2 soldi "Popolino (Saplings)
ND (1306-1313)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.8 g • ⌀ 20 mm
MIR# 44, N# 117876
Grosso "Guelfo del fiore "
ND (1314-1315)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.76 g
MIR# 46, N# 406013
Grosso of 2 soldi "Popolino" (lilies)
ND (1368-1369)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.05 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MIR# 45, N# 405833
Available for swap Grosso of 30 denari
ND (1318-1326)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.1 g • ⌀ 22 mm
MIR# 51, N# 85096
Guelfo of 4 soldi
ND (1345-1346)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.38 g
MIR# 54, N# 307416
Grosso Guelfo of 5 Soldi 6 Denari
ND (1402-1406)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.5 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
MIR# 58, N# 320182
Fiorino Grosso
ND (1465-1483)

Silver • 2.1 g • ⌀ 21 mm
MIR# 62, N# 283084
Grosso 1487
ND (1487)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.9583) • 1.97 g • ⌀ 22.8 mm
MIR# 64/8, CNI XII# 224, N# 389589
Fiorino Grosso
ND (1509-1532)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.9 g • ⌀ 24 mm
MIR# 68, N# 304797
Fiorino
1326

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.999) • 3.50 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 362772
Fiorino stretto
ND (1374-1438)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.55 g
Biaggi# 787, MIR# 10, N# 91920
Fiorino largo - Bartolo di Bartolo Tebaldi
1438

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.47 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Biaggi# 799, CNI XII# 131-133, Fr# 275, N# 91921
Fiorino (28th type)
ND (1474-1483)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.999) • 3.47 g • ⌀ 24 mm
MIR# 28, Fr# 276, N# 189855
Florin
ND (1524-1527)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.52 g
MIR# 30/46, Fr# 276, N# 369827
1 Crazia - Ferdinando II De Medici
ND (1621-1670)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.925) • 0.9 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MIR# 312, N# 350144
Picciolo
ND (1315-1331)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 15 mm
MIR# 80, N# 307516
1 Testone - Alessandro
ND (1532-1537)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.8 g • ⌀ 29 mm
MIR# 103, N# 307292
Giulio - Alessandro
ND (1532-1537)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.18 g
MIR# 104, N# 307299
Mezzo (½) Giulio - Alessandro
ND (1532-1537)

Silver • 1.6 g • ⌀ 22 mm
MIR# 105, N# 307300

Italy › Italian States › Florence • Lira (1533-1826)

60 Quattrini = 30 Duetti = 20 Soldi = 12 Crazie = 1 Lira • 1 Ruspone = 3 Florins / Zecchini = 6 Francescone = 60 Paolo / Giulio = 2400 Quattrini • 1 Teston = 2 Lire • 1 Piastra = 7.5 Lire

1 Testone - Cosimo I
1565-1566

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.08 g • ⌀ 36 mm
MIR# 150/1, CNI X# 166, N# 119333

Italy › Italian States › Fosdinovo, Marquisate of • Lira

1 Luigino - Maria Maddalena
1663-1669

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.61 g • ⌀ 20.5 mm
N# 89445
1 Luigino - Imitation of Dombes 1½ Ecu ('Totam Asiam’ variant)
1666

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 226187
1 Luigino - Imitation of Dombes
1669

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.3 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 391328

Italy › Italian States › Frinco, Lordship of • Brescia - Lira (1426-1501)

Liard - Anonyme (famille Mazzetti, type au H couronné et à la croix fleurdelisée)
ND (1581-1601)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.71 g • ⌀ 16 mm
N# 150432

Italy › Italian States › Frinco, Lordship of • Lira (1581-1601)

1 Lira = 20 Soldi = 60 Grossi = 240 Denari • 1 Scudo d'oro ~ 3 Lire

Trillina - Ercole Mazzetti
ND (1587-1601)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.57 g • ⌀ 16 mm
MIR# 657, N# 376559

Italy › Italian States › Genoa, Republic of • Genovino (1139-1528)

1 Quartaro - Gryphon (type III CVRNADVS)
ND (1139-1339)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 0.57 g • ⌀ 15 mm
N# 83165
Available for swap ½ Denaro o Medaglia
ND (1272-1339)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.4 g • ⌀ 14 mm
CNI III# 77, N# 140504
Available for swap Denier - Type I
ND (1139-1339)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.72 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Biaggi# 835, N# 63890
Denier Minuto - Type III
1397 (1139-1397)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.57 g • ⌀ 14 mm
CNI III# pag. 35, N# 85910
1 Denaro Minuto - Filippo Maria Visconti
ND (1421-1435)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.5 g • ⌀ 14 mm
N# 90722
Patachina o Sesino
ND (1252-1339)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.7 g
CNI III# 20, N# 140515
1 Genovino (I type)
ND (1139-1339)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.999) • 3.53 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 79824
1 Ducat - Simon Boccanegra
ND (1356-1363)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.53 g
Fr# 354a, MIR# 38, N# 344693
1 Ducat - Barnaba di Goano
ND (1415)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.56 g
Fr# 363, MIR# 63, N# 326103
Patachina o Sesino
ND (1421-1435)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.28 g • ⌀ 18 mm
CNI III# pag. 112, N# 140516
Écu au soleil - Francis I of France
ND (1527-1528)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.35 g
Fr# 406, MIR# 174, N# 326105

Italy › Italian States › Genoa, Republic of • Scudo (1528-1797)

1 Scudo = 8 Lire • 1 Lira = 20 Soldi = 240 Denari

2 Denari
ND (1752)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 0.9 g • ⌀ 14 mm
KM# 221, N# 267588
3 Denari
ND (1752)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.6 g • ⌀ 15 mm
KM# 222, N# 365152
4 Denari
ND (1752)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.5 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 223, N# 162982

The Numista referees for coins of this issuer are loruca and HerveMonaco.

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