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1/2 Groschen - Jules III Alexandre Farnèse Legate
| Issuer | Comtat Venaissin |
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| Year | 1550-1555 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Pope Julius III depicted seated in full pontifical regalia upon his throne, facing front, holding a long processional cross that bisects the surrounding Latin legend. The figure is rendered in a schematic medieval style typical of hammered billon coinage of the Comtat Venaissin. The circular legend IVLIVS PP TERTIVS runs along the coin's periphery, identifying the pontiff as Julius III. |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross pattée divides the reverse field into four quarters, each containing a papal key — the crossed keys of Saint Peter, emblematic of the Holy See's temporal authority over the Comtat Venaissin. The surrounding Latin legend, distributed around the periphery, identifies the Cardinal Legate of Avignon. The die work is characteristic of mid-sixteenth-century hammered billon coinage struck under legatine authority. |
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| Mintage | ND (1550-1555) |
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