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1/2 Baiocco - Clement XII
| Issuer | Papal States (Gubbio Mint) |
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| Year | 1738-1739 |
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| Value | 1/2 Baiocco (0.005) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the papal arms of Clement XII surmounted by the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter, rendered in the Baroque style typical of early eighteenth-century Roman ecclesiastical coinage. The shield bears the heraldic device of the Corsini family. A partial Latin legend surrounds the design, referencing the pontifical numeral and regnal year. The coin's toothed or grained border frames the composition. The overall strike is characteristic of the provincial hammered technique employed at the Gubbio mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | XII · P · MA · VII · |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a bold, multi-line inscribed legend in large Roman capital letters reading MEZZO BAIOCCO, indicating the denomination, followed by the mint abbreviation S V (Sancta Urbs or, in Gubbio mint usage, the local sigla) and the date 1739. Decorative foliate and scroll ornaments fill the field above and below the lettering, consistent with the Baroque aesthetic of Papal States copper coinage. A toothed border encircles the entire design. The absence of figurative imagery is typical of minor billon and copper issues struck at subsidiary Papal mints during this period. |
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