Lordship of Padova Denaro Piccolo - Francesco I Da Carrara, 1355 – 1388

Denaro Piccolo - Francesco I Da Carrara from Lordship of Padova. Issued from 1355 to 1388. Struck in Silver. Measures 12 mm and weighs 0.35 g.

Obverse

In the center, gothic "F". Internal and external linear circle. (CIVITAS (a term which, in the Latin political and juridical conception, designated the city-state, corresponding to the Polis of the Greeks; it also indicated the ensemble of citizens, distinguishing itself in this from urbs, which instead indicated the city as a complex of buildings and walls.))

Reverse

Six-rayed star, which divides the legend, beyond a circle. (PADUA (Padova, in Italian))

Edge

Smooth