scudi, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

scudi n.

[Ital. scudo, ‘A silver coin and money of account formerly current in various Italian states, usually worth about 4 shillings’ (OED)]

money; or as a pl. with the amount.

1890		Sporting Times 18 Jan. 1: Most Hoppers in Three Minutes for Ten Scudi.
1899		A. Binstead Gal’s Gossip 50: Not hers the power to [...] wring from him the hard-held scudi.
1903		A. Binstead Pitcher in Paradise 12: When I went down with the scudi to release him, I found him [...] serene as ever.
1908		K. McGaffey Sorrows of a Show Girl Ch. 2: One of those joints where you get everything from soup to nuts, including a scuttle full of red ink for thirty-five scudi.