History of coins in Italy
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The [[baiocco]] is an ancient Italian currency denomination largely used in [[Central Italy]], especially in [[Latium]]. The origin of the name is uncertain. Its value was originally equivalent to a [[shilling]], slowly changing through centuries into five [[quattrino|quattrini]], or consequently twenty [[pennies]]. The size, weight and value of the coin itself changed over time. At a certain point, towards the middle of the 16th Century, it became so thin that it deserved the nickname "Baiocchino" or "Baiocchétto" because it actually weighed less than 0.25g. |
The [[baiocco]] is an ancient Italian currency denomination largely used in [[Central Italy]], especially in [[Latium]]. The origin of the name is uncertain. Its value was originally equivalent to a [[shilling]], slowly changing through centuries into five [[quattrino|quattrini]], or consequently twenty [[pennies]](denari?). The size, weight and value of the coin itself changed over time. At a certain point, towards the middle of the 16th Century, it became so thin that it deserved the nickname "Baiocchino" or "Baiocchétto" because it actually weighed less than 0.25g. |
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It underwent numerous other variations of material losing more and more silver and becoming more and more low alloy, so much so that it was indicated with the derogatory "''Baiocchella''" during the period of ''Sixtus V'' from 1585 to 1590.{{Cite web|title=Baiocco Coin and ½ Half Baiocco {{!}} History and Value {{!}} Moneterare.net|url=https://moneterare.net/en/baiocco-coin/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Monete Rare|language=en-GB}} It disappeared after the unification of Italy between 1861 and 1870, when the [[Italian lira]] was introduced |
It underwent numerous other variations of material losing more and more silver and becoming more and more low alloy, so much so that it was indicated with the derogatory "''Baiocchella''" during the period of ''Sixtus V'' from 1585 to 1590.{{Cite web|title=Baiocco Coin and ½ Half Baiocco {{!}} History and Value {{!}} Moneterare.net|url=https://moneterare.net/en/baiocco-coin/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Monete Rare|language=en-GB}} It disappeared after the unification of Italy between 1861 and 1870, when the [[Italian lira]] was introduced |
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