bolognino

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noun

Any of several types of coin once minted in Bologna.

OriginItalian bolognino →
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Meanings

nounbolognino (plural bolognini)

plural bolognini

  1. historicalAny of several types of coin once minted in Bologna.

    Matteo di Capua followed the example of Chieti, the centre of his authority in the region, by striking a grosso agontano as well as a bolognino, the latter being of papal type with the bust of a saint, and the saint, shown standing on the grosso, being St Nicolas.

    1986, Philip Grierson, Lucia Travaini, Medieval European Coinage: Volume 14, South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia

Origin

  1. Italianbolognino
  2. Englishbolognino

From Italian bolognino, after the city of Bologna.

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APA

bolognino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolognino

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“bolognino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolognino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bolognino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolognino.

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