Posted 08/02/2010 9:40 pm
The coat of arms of the Papal States (and the modern Vatican City) is always the personal coat of arms of the pope serving at the time, with the triple crown and crossed keys on top. The arms on this particular coin are those of Pope Benedict XIII (1724-1730); See this Wikipedia page and scroll down to Benedict XIII and compare the details with your coin. You can also just see "XIII" to the right of the shield.
Unfortunately, Italian States copper coins pre-1750 are only patchily covered in the Krause catalogues.
Unfortunately, Italian States copper coins pre-1750 are only patchily covered in the Krause catalogues.
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