fme_529764 - ITALY - PAPAL STATES - URBAN VII (Giovanni Battista Castagna) Médaille posthume
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Type : Médaille posthume
Date: 1591
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 33,40 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 26,40 g.
Catalogue references :
CNORP 905
Predigree :
Exemplaire de la Collection Alfredo Meneghin
Obverse
Obverse legend : VRBANVS·VII·PONT·MAX·ANNO·I·ISOO.
Obverse description : buste à gauche du pape Urbain VII.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ·DEXTERAS·DOMINI - FACIAT·VIRTVTEM·.
Reverse description : le pape assis assisté de trois cardinaux béni l’étendard d’un personnage en génuflexion.
Commentary
Cette médaille est datée 1591 alors que le pape est mort en 1590. Le revers a été réutilisé pour son successeur Grégoire XIV.
This medal is dated 1591 while the Pope died in 1590. The reverse was reused for his successor Gregory XIV
This medal is dated 1591 while the Pope died in 1590. The reverse was reused for his successor Gregory XIV
Historical background
ITALY - PAPAL STATES - URBAN VII (Giovanni Battista Castagna)
(09/15/1590 - 08/27/1590)
Giovanni Battista Castagna (4/08/1521 - 27/08/1590) reigns under the name of Urban VII for twelve days between 15 and 27 September 1590. He dies a victim of malaria without having been enthroned.
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