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1⁄12 Ecu or Luigino - Flavio Chigi legate
| Issuer | Comtat Venaissin |
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| Year | 1662-1665 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Cardinal Flavio Chigi facing right, with flowing curled hair rendered in high relief. The portrait is set within an inner circle and displays fine baroque workmanship typical of papal-territory coinage of the mid-17th century. The surrounding legend reads FLAVIVS CARD GHISIVS LEGA AVE, identifying the sitter as Flavio Chigi, Cardinal Legate of Avignon, separated by a rosette ornament. The coin's milled edge border frames the design neatly. |
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| Obverse lettering | ❀ FLAVIVS CARD GHISIVS LEGA AVE (Translation: Flavio Chigi, cardinal legate of Avignon) |
| Reverse description | A quartered heraldic shield of the Chigi family, displayed in a lobed cartouche at center, divided by a cross into four quarters each bearing the Chigi dynastic emblems of mountains and oak trees. The date appears to the left within the circular legend, which reads EX MONTIBVS PAX ORIETVR (meaning 'From the mountains peace will arise'), separated by rosette ornaments. The shield is uncrowned on this denomination, occupying nearly the full inner field. |
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