Milano. Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1476-1494. Issues without the regents’ names. Double ducat 1476–1478, AV 6.98 g. ø 28 mm. IO G3 M SF VICECOS DVX MLI SX Armoured bust r. Rev. P P ANGLIE – Q3 COS 7C Quartered coat of arms surmounted on the l. by a crest decorated with a crested dragon with a child in its jaws, and on the r. by a crest decorated with a winged monster with an old man's head clutching a ring in its talons. Bernareggi 93. Ravegnani Morosini 2. Crippa 1. MIR 215/1. MEC 12, 745. Friedberg 693. Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, possibly the finest specimen known. A superb portrait of excellent style, virtually as struck and almost Fdc The figure of Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1469–1494) embodies one of the most complex and dramatic phases in the history of Milan, suspended between the peak of artistic splendour in the Renaissance and the political fragility that would lead to the Italian Wars. Eldest son of Galeazzo Maria Sforza and Bona of Savoy, Gian Galeazzo inherited the title of sixth Duke of Milan in 1476, at the age of only seven, following the dramatic assassination of his father at the hands of a conspiracy of Milanese nobles. Given the sovereign's very young age, the government was initially assumed by his mother, the regent duchess Bona of Savoy, assisted by the able and faithful ducal secretary Cicco Simonetta. The stability of the regency was soon undermined by the ambitions of the young Duke's uncles, in particular Ludovico Maria Sforza, known as "il Moro". In 1480, through a political coup, Il Moro succeeded in having Cicco Simonetta executed, removing the regent Bona of Savoy, and assuming guardianship of his nephew as well as effective control of the Duchy. Please find here the video of the coin