Numismatics
Numismatic collecting allows you to hold art, history, culture, and great economic value in your hands. Italy, the cradle of modern finance (even today the financial term LOMBARD persists), has produced the most spectacular coins in the world, with engravers of the caliber of Cellini, Pisanello, Leoni, Hamerani, and many others. These coins are not just pieces of metal, but true works of art that tell the stories and cultures of the eras from which they originate.
Today, with digital channels, it constitutes a transparent and liquid market that allows for asset diversification and is a highly effective means of transmitting value to future generations.
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NUMISMATICS HIGHLIGHTS
GENOA
Genoa. Biennial Doges and Governors of the Republic (1528-1797). 5 Doppie 1640. Gold. Obverse: The Blessed Virgin on the clouds with the Child in her arms and a scepter in her right hand. Inscription: ET REGE EOS.
Reverse: Cross and 4 stars. CNI, vol. III, p. 353, no. 1.
Very rare Genoese multiple.
The inscription “ET REGE EOS” comes from Psalms 2:9 and refers to the Virgin’s protection over the Doges, governors of the Genoese republic; “You will rule them…”, or “You will sustain them”. See: Traina, Il linguaggio delle monete, p. 134.
MANTUA
Mantua. Federico II Gonzaga. First period, Marquis of Mantua (1519-1530). Double Ducat. Gold.
Obverse: Head of Federico II facing left.
Reverse: Mount Olympus, topped with the inscription “FIDES”. CNI, vol. IV, p. 266, no. 2.
Coin with an exceptional Renaissance portrait and of great rarity.
MESOCCO
Mesocco, Antonio Teodoro Trivulzio (1676-1678). 10 Zecchini 1677. Gold.
Obverse: Armored bust facing right; below, the date 1677.
Reverse: Coat of Arms with three stripes, crest, and scrolls, above which is a Sphinx facing left with a ring and a broken file. Above, a flowing ribbon with the motto “NE TE SMAI”. CNI, vol. IV, p. 527, no. 50.
Extremely rare.
The motto “NE TE SMAI” should be read in Old French “Ne t’esmayer” which can be translated as “do not be surprised” or “do not be dismayed”. See: Traina, The Language of Coins, p. 281.