Is This A Papal States Quattrino? (Id: 17th Century Quattrino Of Gubbio)

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Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 8:38 pm This appears to be copper about 2.6g. Is it a Papal States quattrino ? If so, which one of the states is it, please ? I think this reads ALEX VII P SANCTVS PAVLVS Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7962 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 9:20 pm Yes. Papal States. Hmmm. Gubbio is a quick guess, but now I will hit the books. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7962 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 9:32 pm https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces61707.html Yours is better than the catalog photo Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 11/06/2019 3:55 pm tdziemia, Thanks. I had wondered about Gubbio but the photo is so poor, I couldn't tell, and there's no picture in KM. In which legend does AP appear and what does it mean ? Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 11/06/2019 4:29 pm AP appears in the legend of other quattrinos, like this one: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces115587.html. It stands for Apostolicus, a traditional title for the pope, meaning apostolical, which in this specific case refers to the pope as the chief successor of the Apostles and leader of the Catholic Church. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7962 Posts	Posted 11/06/2019 4:43 pm On your coin: ALEX VII P M = Alexander VII Pontifex Maximus The AP when it comes after SANCTVS PAVLVS may mean "Saint Paul, Apostle," even though Paul is not normally counted among the apostles (in the sense of the 12 who were with Jesus during his ministry and are variously named in the gospels). Edited by tdziemia 11/06/2019 4:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 11/06/2019 5:49 pm Thanks very much to both of you. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 11/06/2019 6:03 pm tdziemia, you are of course right, you apparently look at the text more carefully than I! I still think the meaning could be apostolic (rather than apostle) also for St Paul, but in the sense of someone related to the early followers of Christ and the Christian teaching. Edited: On second thought, it probably does stand for apostolo = apostle. That seems the more straightforward interpretation. Edited by erafjel 11/06/2019 6:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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