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fme_441921 - ITALY - PAPAL STATES - CLEMENT IX (Giulio Rospigliosi) Médaille, Pape Clément IX, Miséricorde

ITALY - PAPAL STATES - CLEMENT IX (Giulio Rospigliosi) Médaille, Pape Clément IX, Miséricorde AU
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Type : Médaille, Pape Clément IX, Miséricorde
Date: 1667
Mint name / Town : Italie, Rome
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 34,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver HAMERANI Alberto
Weight : 17,10 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Superbe médaille avec de très beaux reliefs et une agréable patine rouge. Un défaut à signaler sur la tranche à midi

Obverse


Obverse legend : CLEMENS. IX. PONT. MAX. ANNO. I..
Obverse description : Buste à gauche du pape Clément IX.

Reverse


Reverse legend : .ALIIS. NON. SIBI. CLEMENS..
Reverse description : Cygne dans son nid, nourrissant ses petits.
Reverse translation : Miséricordieux envers les autres, pas envers eux-mêmes.

Historical background


ITALY - PAPAL STATES - CLEMENT IX (Giulio Rospigliosi)

(20/06/1667 - 09/12/1669)

Born in Pistoia in 1600, Giulio Rospigliosi was a literate man who loved the arts. He entered the service of the Barberini family, from which Pope Urban VIII came. In 1667, he succeeded Alexander VII. During his short reign, he embellished Rome with the commission from Bernini of the angels of the Ponte Sant'Angelo and the colonnade of the Vatican. His diplomatic activity is important in particular for his mediation for the Triate of Aix-la-Chapelle which puts an end to the Spanish War of Devolution..

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