Florin
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The Florentine florin was a gold coin struck from 1252 to 1533 with no significant change in its design or metal content standard during that time.
Florin from the Środa treasure
Reverse of an Italian florin coin
Gold florin or Beiersgulden, struck in the County of Holland under John III of Bavaria
Gold florin or Philippus goudgulden, struck in Dordrecht under Philip the Fair
History of coins in Italy
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Italy has a long history of different coinage types, which spans thousands of years. Italy has been influential at a coinage point of view: the medieval Florentine florin, one of the most used coinage
A Magna Graecia tetradrachm, c. 415–405 BC
Etruscan coin, 3rd century BC
Silver coin minted in Corfinium during the Social War (91–87 BC), displaying the inscription ITALIA on the verge of the personification of Italy, represented as a goddess with laurel wreath
Roman denarius of Julius Caesar, 44 BC