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 › Arquata, Marquisate of • Scudo (1641-1694)

1 Scudo = 12 Luigini = 60 Soldi

Luigino - Imitation in the name of Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans
1668-1669

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.348 silver) • 2.31 g • ⌀ 21 mm
CNI II# 2-5, KM# 3, N# 224985
¼ Scudo - Filippo Spinola
1644

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.920) • 7.70 g • ⌀ 31 mm
CNI II# 1, N# 224967
¼ Scudo - Giulio Spinola
1681

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.94 g • ⌀ 28 mm
CNI II# 6, KM# 3, N# 224977
¼ Scudo - Gerardo Spinola
ND (1682-1694)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.96 g • ⌀ 28 mm
CNI II# 9, N# 224972

Italy › Italian States › Ascoli • Grosso Agostano

Quattrino
ND (1200-1400)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.85 g • ⌀ 18 mm
CNI XIII# 31, N# 376320
½ Grosso Agontano
ND (1200-1400)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.0 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Biaggi# 209, CNI XIII# p.179, 6/9, N# 348518
Grosso Agontano
ND (1200-1400)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.1 g • ⌀ 22 mm
CNI XIII# p.179, 1/5, N# 348521
1 Bolognino - Count of Carrara
ND (1414-1420)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.0 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Biaggi# 219, CNI XIII# p.184, 1/16, N# 348607
1 Bolognino - Francesco I Sforza
ND (1433-1446)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.0 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Biaggi# 225, CNI XIII# p.192, 1/8, N# 348608

Italy › Italian States › Asti • Lira (1095-1553)

Lira = 20 Soldi = 240 Denari • Grosso = 4 Denari

1 Bianchetto - Giovanni I Paleologo
ND (1356-1372)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.39 g • ⌀ 19 mm
CNI II# 6, Biaggi# 243, N# 225647

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

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