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Nice coin, Bacchus2!
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Benedict XIV - 1 Grosso (1743) Benedict XIV's silver issues frequently carried scriptural appeals to charity. This one is from Psalm 10: "His eyes are upon the poor man."  |
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Very nice!
I have occasionally considered starting a thread on coins with scriptural references. One might think it would be dominated by papal coins, but many rulers of the medieval and early modern era used phrases from scripture as their personal mottoes.
With a bit of a stretch, it would even include "In God we trust" on U.S. coins. In te domine speravi -- In you, o Lord, I have placed my trust -- is the opening of Psalm 31. This latin version was the personal motto of some rulers from the House of Lorraine, and then Habsburg-Lorraine.
The legend on the English gold noble (and all its imitators) is also taken from scripture.
If we think more broadly than Judeo-Christian scripture, I think a vast number of Islamic coins of the 8th to 16th centuries feature verses from the Koran.
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05/02/2026 08:09 am
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Very nice, Bacchus2!  Errers and Varietys.
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very nice addition Bacc |
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I have occasionally considered starting a thread on coins with scriptural references Yes that's a good idea. Quote:
With a bit of a stretch, it would even include "In God we trust" on U.S. coins. It might be prudent to really tie it down to a strict cohort of coins as a lot could be showhorned in otherwise. Every UK coin has "Die Gratia" which I believe is a partial quote from 1 Corinthians 15:10. Quote:
If we think more broadly than Judeo-Christian scripture, I think a vast number of Islamic coins of the 8th to 16th centuries feature verses from the Koran. Yes that would probably need it's own thread as the Kalima (which I believe is a couplet formed from verses from two different Surah) is ubiquitous |
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A bit worn - but still fully identifiable. Alexander VII - Quattrino 1655 from the Gubbio mint. Obverse: ALEXAN - VII · P · M · — Papal heraldic achievement (Chigi family arms) Reverse: SANCTVS · - PAVLVS · — St. Paul standing Date: ND (1655, Quattrino  Edited by Bacchus2
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Very nice. Errers and Varietys.
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Nice examples! |
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A Pius VI - 2½ Baiocchi (1796) from the Fermo mint. Muntoni 323  |
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I love those huge papal coppers from the 1790s! My "Sampietrino" (which was the nickname for this coin) is from Ancona, posted all the way back on page 3. It's hard to find them without some defects and/corrosion, but that one looks great, and Fermo is one of the more unusual mints.
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a fine looking coin Bacc |
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Thanks everyone. This particular legend variation is not on Numista so I have submitted a "modification" and we will see how that goes.
This one shows S. P. APOSTOLOR PRINCEPS on the "reverse". I have the two sides the wrong way round - but which seems more traditional
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