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Fiorino d’oro, 1354-1378
Milan
Galeazzo II & Barnabo Visconti, Lords of Milan 1354-1378
Fr-675; MIR 101 (R2), PCGS-graded MS-61
Obverse and reverse depicts a dragon with helmeted arms. Struck at Milan, rare; superb, even strike.
Curiously remembered as both…

Grosso, 1339-1349
Milan
Luchino & Giovanni Visconti, Lords of Milan 1339-1349
MIR 95; Biaggi 1448, PCGS-graded AU-53
Obverse depicts a winged dragon with helmet and crest. On the reverse Saint Ambrosio, seated and blessing. Struck at Milan; unusually…