Italian States, Verona (Milanese Domination). Gian Galeazzo Visconti AR Sesino. 1387-1402. ✠•GALEAZ•COMES•VIRTVTVM•, cross / ✠ •D•MEDIOLAИI•VEROИE•3C'•, crowned snake of Milan flanked by G-3. Crippa 11. 1.10g, 19mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the N. M. McQ. Holmes Collection.
Bringing an end to the della Scala dynasty of Verona in 1387, Gian Galeazzo Visconti established himself as Signore of the city-state as part of his dream of uniting the whole of northern Italy, before being ousted by the Carraresi of Padua in 1402.