{"product_id":"908004-coin-italian-states-ercole-i-deste-teston-ferrara-very-rare-au-50-53","title":"Duchy of Ferrara, Ercole I d'Este, Teston, 1471-1505, Ferrara, Silver, EF(40-45)","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eHead of Ercole I, right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003e7-headed hydra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eAn extremely interesting Testone! Struck in the Duchy of Ferrara, a short-lived duchy in the Italian region of Emilia, between 1471 and 1597, founded by the House of Este, this coin bears the name of Ercule I d'Este, who, as a cultured and enlightened man of the Italian Renaissance period, chose to depict on the reverse the Hydra of Lerna, the second of the Twelve Labours of Hercules, the famous hero after whom he was named. During his reign, he made Ferrara, the capital of his duchy, a major place in Italian culture, and was a great patron of art, architecture and music. Spending fortunes to organise sumptuous events that attracted the nobility of northern Italy, he made his city a crossroads of the Italian Renaissance, and established himself as one of its leading figures. MIR 255.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"headCaption\"\u003eHERCVLES • FERRAR • DVX • II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e7.54 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43545582665957,"sku":"908004","price":3090.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/908004A_d56e05f3-0c44-461d-bb05-6d2bb9b82aed.jpg?v=1746465180","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/908004-coin-italian-states-ercole-i-deste-teston-ferrara-very-rare-au-50-53","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}