1628-31 Papal States Urban VIII testone, featuring the coat of arms of the house of Barberini with three bees. Pope Urban VIII was involved with trying Galileo for heresy because he supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun.


"A. VI" in the legend dates this testone to 1629.
Edited by t360
09/02/2024 1:24 pm