MUSEO BOTTACIN - The museum holds the entire typology of coins used in the Carraresi period, beginning with the small denaro with star, used in daily commerce from the midd1122s up to the period of acopo I. The first true Carraresi coinage is represented by the new smaller denaro minted under Ubertino: it bears the letter V, for Vbertinus. The first coin to compete with those of Venice was the large 'two soldi', minted in silver under acopo II, bearing the cart emblem of the family and the image of the patron saint, Prosdocino. As in other fields, the monetary policies Francesco the Elder were quite aggressive: the museum holds the only two remaining examples of the resulting gold ducat, bearing the name FRANCISCI D. CARRARIA on the recto and St. Prosdocino on the verso. The silver Carrarese coin of four soldi value shows St. Daniel holding a model of a turreted castle, celebrating Francesco's 1374 restructuring of the castle originally constructed by Ezzelino in 1137. 'Carrareni' and coins with effigy of St. Anthony were minted under Francesco Novello from metals obtained by melting the treasures of the Church of St. Anthony, to finance the war with Milan. The medals collection is also of great interest, in particular for the medals of Francesco the Elder modelled on the sesterci of the Roman Emperor Vitellio: perhaps some of these earlier coins had come to light in Padua. Francesco the Elder's insignia also appear in coins found in the 'reliquaries' inserted in certain foundation stones: these were a sort of clay coin bank (musine) inserted in building walls or foundations to testify to the financial contributions of the signori.
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