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laverdajohn Valued Member United Kingdom 175 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 03:05 am could anyone tell me more about this little gem from Pope Gregory VIII Report this Post to the Staff

wojciech_sz New Member Poland 47 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 05:35 am I think it's Gregory XIII. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 09:03 am Yep, Gregory XIII. This Pope is most famous for instituting the calendar reform named after him: the Gregorian Calendar. Afraid I don't know anything about the coin itself, though. How big is it? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
laverdajohn Valued Member United Kingdom 175 Posts	Posted 04/13/2014 2:35 pm item is about 16.5mm and .7g Report this Post to the Staff
wojciech_sz New Member Poland 47 Posts	Posted 04/13/2014 3:05 pm With 0.7 g it is 1 quattrino. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 04/13/2014 5:57 pm Gregorius XIII P M (pontifex maximus) S.IVLI (Sanctus julianus) Province of MACERATA figura con bandiera e spada appunta in terra (figure with flag and sword plnted in the ground) book : CINAGLI-Monete_de_Papi_Descritte_Tavole_Sinottiche Gregorius XIII coin nr 312 http://www.medievalcoinage.com/pdfb...nottiche.pdf Can not find a nice picture or drawing Report this Post to the Staff
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