Small 18th-century chased and embossed silver frame containing a Genoese scudo from 1683. Measurements with oval display case: 30 h x 23 l; silver frame only: 16 h x 12 l. Price upon private negotiation. Item accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. This small frame is made of finely chased and embossed silver with baroque motifs of volutes and spirals, vegetal and floral decorations. Inside, a rare silver coin is preserved, a Genoese scudo from 1683. On the obverse, exposed to view, is depicted the Virgin with her head turned to the right, on the clouds, crowned with stars, with the Child in her lap and the scepter straight in her hand in a linear circle, cutting the legend at the bottom. The legend features the words ET – REGE – EOS – 1669 – ISS. In 1637, Genoa was consecrated to the Madonna, who became "Queen of the City and the Republic." In the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, the event is celebrated by placing the scepter, crown, and keys of the city at the feet of the statue of the Holy Virgin. It is decreed that Mary on clouds with the Child, the scepter, and the motto "Et Rege Eos" (govern) taken from the "Te Deum" be represented on the coins, on the banner of the flagship galley, on that of the tower of the Palazzo Ducale, and on the main gates of the city walls. After an initial experiment in 1637 (with the Virgin's face in front), the iconography was modified from the following year, and the Madonna is placed with her head turned sideways. The image of the Virgin was taken from a work by Domenico Fiasella (1589-1669), known as il Sarzanese, who lived in Genoa from 1618 and worked in the workshop of Paggi. This is the period in which Genoese coinage reached its highest artistic quality, also permitted by the large modules and technological innovations. The initials ISS stand for “Io. Stephanus Spinula.” On the reverse of the coin, there is a cross with a six-pointed star in each quadrant in a beaded circle between two linear circles. The silver frame is kept inside a display case with an oval wooden frame.