Post Your Papal States Coins - Reverse Chronological Schedule By Ruler

I managed to obtain this Clement XI 1714 ½ Bolognino,

It's slightly better preserved than the numista image so I'll submit it for a replacement. Of particular note is the small lions (but human like) head peering over the shield on the obverse. The head plus the two paws make it look like the WWII "Kilroy was here" meme - which was before meme's were a thing.

Great coin, Bacchus2!

Some new adds.

Clement XIII 1758 1/2 Baiocco.

From the first year of his rule.

Very nice!

This new add is quite interesting.

It's a Paul V ND (1605) 1 Quattrino.

I posted on of these before but this one has the additional feature of a "composite" armetta with the coats of arms of the three mints of the period.

Research on this is tricky but I think the three mints involved are, Rome, Macerata and Ancona - where the armetta incorporates elements of those three city's coats of arms.

The armetta seems strange to the eye in that it looks like a counterstamp on St Pauls robes, but looks like part of the design for the rest.





Here is the earlier example reproduced again for ease of comparison. You can see there are some differences in the reverse design with St Paul holding the sword in a different hand being the main one. However it is interesting that one design chose to include the armetta and one didn't - for some reason.

Nice addition.

Benedict XIV - 1 Quattrino (1740-1758) from the Ravenna mint

This one shows Saint Apollinaris standing facing, head left, long cross in left hand, right hand open downward toward church on the reverse

Naturally there are quite a few varieties of this coin though according to Numista this particular lettering is one of the scarcer ones. The cross hatching on the obverse is unusual too.

Very nice, Bacchus2!