Live auction - fwo_609800 - ITALY - PAPAL STATES - URBAN VIII (Maffeo Barberini) Doppia ou 2 Scudi d’oro 1624 Rome
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| Estimate : | 8 000 € |
| Price : | 4 600 € |
| Maximum bid : | 4 600 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 September 2020 18:53:52 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Doppia ou 2 Scudi d’oro
Date: 1624
Mint name / Town : Roma
Quantity minted : -
Metal : gold
Diameter : 24,5 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 6,64 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie est frappé sur un flan légèrement irrégulier, bien centrée de part et d’autre. Elle présente des faiblesses de frappe et des traces d’un ancien nettoyage. Les bustes au revers sont bien visibles. La pièce reste agréable et est couverte d’une patine homogène
Obverse
Obverse legend : VRBANVS.VIII. PONT. MAX. A. I..
Obverse description : Armes d’Urbain VIII surmontée d’une tiare, et des clefs de Saint-Pierre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : S·PETRVS·S·PAVLVS· // ALMA. ROMA // 16-24.
Reverse description : bustes affrontés de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul.
Commentary
Rare type monétaire avec les bustes affrontés des apôtres. La monnaie est remarquable pour le pontificat d’Urbain VIII, c’est la monnaie la plus rare .
Rare coin type with the facing busts of the apostles. The coin is notable for the pontificate of Urban VIII, it is the rarest coin.
Rare coin type with the facing busts of the apostles. The coin is notable for the pontificate of Urban VIII, it is the rarest coin.
Historical background
ITALY - PAPAL STATES - URBAN VIII (Maffeo Barberini)
(6/08/1623-29/07/1644)
Urbain had a long reign during which he was assisted by his brother Antoine Barberini. He condemned Gallileo for his Copernican theories. Urban VIII succeeded Gregory XV (1621-1623) and preceded Innocent X (1644-1655).
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