Italy. Sabbioneta. Vespasiano Gonzaga, 1541-1591. Sesino (Bronze, 15.60 mm, 0.86 g). VES GO C[O SA] RO IM ET SA P, Draped bust left. Rov. [SANCT] VS - NICOLAVS, Saint Nicholas standing facing, holding crozier and book. Magnaguti 41. Guidetti 15. BAM Collection 65. MIR 933/1. Darkly toned. Very Fine. Scarce.
The figure of St Nicholas appears frequently on the coinage of Sabbioneta, as he was the saint of the day on which Vespasiano Gonzaga was born, 6 December 1531.
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