E-auction 54-23920 - bfe_263903 - COMTAT-VENAISSIN - AVIGNON - PIUS IV (Giovannangelo de Medici) Carlin
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| Estimate : | 80 € |
| Price : | 55 € |
| Maximum bid : | 55 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 April 2014 16:39:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Carlin
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Avignon
Metal : billon
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,98 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce carlin est frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Cet exemplaire est recouvert d’une légère patine grise. Quelques faiblesses de frappe
Obverse
Obverse legend : PIVS - [PP] QVART[VS.].
Obverse description : Pie IV trônant de face, bénissant de la main droite et tenant une croix patriarcale de la gauche.
Obverse translation : (Pie IV, grand pontife).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ALEX - FAE. C - [LEGA - AV]E.
Reverse description : Croix coupant la légende, cantonnée de quatre paires de clefs posées en sautoir.
Reverse translation : (Alexandre Farnèse, cardinal légat d’Avignon).
Historical background
COMTAT-VENAISSIN - AVIGNON - PIUS IV (Giovannangelo de Medici)
(1559-1565)
Pius IV inaugurates his reign with the trial of his predecessor Paul IV for outrageous nepotism. He founded the central archives of the Vatican and had fortifications added to Castel Sant'Angelo. He died on December 9, 1565 of a bad fever..
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