Post Your Papal States Coins - Reverse Chronological Schedule By Ruler

Gubbio was not at all an obvious attribution on that one since it has St. Peter, and I think there are far more Gubbio coins with St. Paul or St. Ubaldus, so your getting it on the right track with the place made it easier to find an example with more detail. It seems they used the quattrino dies until they were pretty beat.

And thanks for getting us started on Innocent XI.

Here is a piastra (scudo) of Innocent XI, dated Year 1 (Sept. 1676 - Sept. 1677), featuring a nice baroque depiction of Saint Matthew on the reverse. Innocent frequently changed coin designs on the larger silver types, so his numismatic legacy is one of the most interesting of the 17th century:

.Funny you mention that, because I thought I remembered that coin did have remnants of mount, but I can't see them.

This part of my collection is all about the religious imagery, so sometimes I'll ignore defects that stop other collectors, if I like the artistry and the defect doesn't distract (at least to my sensibility).

Nice coin, tdziemia.

Looks like we might be ready to move on to Clement X.

Going from one extreme to the other on coin size and quality ... This quattrino struck at the Ferrara mint has the date partially off-planchet (at bottom), but appears to be 1675:



You might be able to convince yourself that the reverse is St. George slaying the dragon if you can find the saint's horizontal arm just above the center of the coin, holding a lance which goes diagonally from around 11:00 to 5:00 ... and the dragon's S-shaped tail near 7:00

very nice TDZ

Aw, c'mon guys. It's a butt ugly coin I got as the dud of a lot.
But it fits the thread, so you're forced to look at it

As I said earlier - I much prefer coins that have seen a bit of life and not just sat in a drawer and come straight from the mint - so that humble Ferrara quattrino is every bit as interesting .


I have a couple from Clement X, the first being this Grosso showing a shield with 7 stars. Apparently this was to represent the Papal authority over the 7 hills of Rome. (designed by Lorenzo Brancati, an Italian theologian and cardinal)

very nice Bacc!