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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Medieval & Modern Coins| > |Italy| > ME85116
Republic of Genoa, Italy, 1139 - 1339
|Italy|, |Republic| |of| |Genoa,| |Italy,| |1139| |-| |1339|, The obverse inscription IANVA means door and was the medieval name of Genoa. The obverse type is often described as a castle, but it is undoubtedly a city gate, also referring to the name of the city. The reverse inscription CVNRADI REX appears on the coinage of Genoa for 200 years, from 1139 to 1340. The inscription does not name a ruler of the city, which was a Republic. It refers to the origins of the mint. In 1138, a delegation of the Republic traveled to Nuremberg and was received by Conrad III, who had just been elected Rex Romanorum. Conrad III granted Genoa the privilege of issuing coins, giving them a special diploma, probably after the payment of a fee.
ME85116. Silver denaro, Biaggi 835, Choice VF, Genoa mint, weight 0.988g, maximum diameter 15.8mm, die axis 180o, 1139 - 1339; obverse •+•IA•NV•A, city gate in a twisted cord inner border; reverse +•CVNRADI REX, cross pattée in a twisted cord inner border; SOLD




  







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