Condottieri Medals 29, Bronze. Obverse: francesco gonzaga facing right, wearing a decorated cuirass and a cap covering long curly hair falling down the neck. Reverse: female figure leaning on a long staff, and holding ears of corn in her right hand; in her left hand she holds one of the gonzaga devices: a muzzle (musarola) with two tassels passing through a scroll inscribed cavtivs (cautiously), at her feet water and fire. Weight about 111.4 g, diameter 71.4 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 111.43g (1) |
| ruler | Francesco II Gonzaga | diameter | ⌀71.4 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Cast |
| country | Mediterranean | dataset |
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obverse
Francesco Gonzaga facing right, wearing a decorated cuirass and a cap covering long curly hair falling down the neck
reverse
Female figure leaning on a long staff, and holding ears of corn in her right hand; in her left hand she holds one of the Gonzaga devices: a muzzle (musarola) with two tassels passing through a scroll inscribed CAVTIVS (cautiously), at her feet water and fire
specimens (2)
SITNAM
111.43g
⌀71.4
12↕
British Museum (RMO)
Cite this coin
Condottieri Medals 29 (cm.29). Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/condottieri-medals-29/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA