Live auction - fme_891379 - ITALY - PAPAL STATES - PIUS IV (Giovanni Angelo Medici) Médaille, Porta Pia de Rome
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 75 € |
| Maximum bid : | 75 € |
| End of the sale : | 13 February 2024 19:07:31 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Médaille, Porta Pia de Rome
Date: 1561
Mint name / Town : Italie, Rome
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 19,22 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène, présentant de l’usure sur les hauts reliefs. Présence de quelques coups sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : .PIVS. IIII. PON. MAX. O. T.
Obverse description : Buste habillé de profil à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : .PORTA. - .PIA. - .ROMA..
Reverse description : Vue sur la Porte Pia ouverte.
Historical background
ITALY - PAPAL STATES - PIUS IV (Giovanni Angelo Medici)
(26/12/1559-/09/12/1565)
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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