Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1⁄12 Ecu or Luigino - Flavio Ghisi Legate
| Issuer | Comtat Venaissin |
|---|---|
| Year | 1660-1666 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Cardinal Flavio Ghisi facing right, wearing ecclesiastical robes with a prominent clerical collar, his hair rendered in voluminous curls in the Baroque manner. The effigy is boldly modelled in high relief with fine detailing on the drapery. The circular Latin legend runs along the outer border, separated from the bust by a beaded inner ring. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | FLAVIVS·CAR·GHISIVS·LEG·AV (Translation: Flavio Ghisi, cardinal legate of Avignon.) |
| Reverse description | Quartered heraldic shield of Cardinal Legate Flavio Ghisi, surmounted by a cardinal's crown, occupying the central field. The four quarters display the legate's armorial bearings in fine relief. The date 1666 appears in the upper field above the crown, flanked by a star. The circular Latin legend encircles the design along the outer border, punctuated by a star stop. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |