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Quote: And he's quite young too at only 69. Indeed. Younger than my parents, which feels... weird.  Not just an American Pope. A Chicago Pope.  He was raised in Dolton, just a few miles from where I was born.
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Quote: I was going to post this one which does fall under the Papal States category (at least Numista categorise it as such) though isn't issued by a Pope. Hopefully it is within the scope of the thread... Interesting example! 
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Very nice addition, Bacchus2.
Errers and Varietys.
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I have a few I missed to add. This is my only coin from Gregory XIII (1572-1585) It has the unusual denomination of "2 Sols Parisis" and again is styled after a French feudal coin. 
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Wait! The Pope is 'only 69 years old?!? wow, he is only my senior by 6 years - I don't know if he is young or I'm feeling that old.. (oh how the confusion can set in so easily..  )
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very nice add Bacc (better late than never..  )
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Quote: This is my only coin from Gregory XIII (1572-1585)... It has the unusual denomination of "2 Sols Parisis" and again is styled after a French feudal coin. Very nice! 
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Nice addition, Bacchus2.
Errers and Varietys.
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Quote: This is my only coin from Gregory XIII (1572-1585) It has the unusual denomination of "2 Sols Parisis" and again is styled after a French feudal coin. Another super interesting contribution. It seems Gregory was engaged in "dueling alphabet" with Henry III, the incumbent French king, whose analagous coin looked like this:  Keep 'em coming, Bacchus2!
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Quote: Not just an American Pope. A Chicago Pope. He was raised in Dolton, just a few miles from where I was born. And went to college just a couple of miles from where I (later) lived 22 years and raised my kids.
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Sorry, I am VERY late to this game but wanted to share:   Another Clement VIII douzain, minted at Avignon, 1595, minus the counterstamp on the coin that Bacchus2 shared.
Edited by jdsstrat 05/12/2025 10:00 pm
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Nice additions, tdziemia, and jdsstrat.
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Quote: Another Clement VIII douzain, minted at Avignon, 1595, minus the counterstamp Nice addition to the thread - Great to see a really clear date too.
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Quote: It seems Gregory was engaged in "dueling alphabet" with Henry III, the incumbent French king, whose analagous coin looked like this: That's really interesting - definitely aligned designs. Maybe to make them more acceptable or even understandable by the local populace?
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