fwo_1010475 - ITALY- PAPAL STATES - ALEXANDER VIII (Pietro Vito Ottoboni) Teston an I 1689 Rome
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Type : Teston an I
Date: 1689
Mint name / Town : Roma
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 31 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 9,14 g.
Edge : décorée
Rarity : R1
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Obverse
Obverse legend : ALEXANDER. VIII. PONT. MAX. A. I.
Obverse description : Buste à droite du pape Alexandre VIII.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 16 - 89.
Reverse description : Saint Pierre et Saint Paul debout et nimbé.
Historical background
ITALY- PAPAL STATES - ALEXANDER VIII (Pietro Vito Ottoboni)
(06/10/1689-01/02/1691)
Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was elected pope on October 6, 1689 and consecrated on October 16 under the name of Alexander VIII. Venetian by birth, he helped the Republic of Venice to fight the Turks. He reigned for a short time and was distinguished by his indulgence and kindness even if he showed nepotism.
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