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1 Baiocco - Benedict XIV Wavy shield, inscription in wreath - small leaves
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1740-1758 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Papal arms of Benedict XIV displayed on a wavy-bottomed shield surmounted by the papal tiara and crossed keys, the emblems of the Holy See. The shield is flanked by elaborate foliate scrollwork in the baroque style. The circular legend reads BENED·XIV PONT·MAX, distributed around the periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | VN BAIOCCO ROM |
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Benedict XIV, elected in 1740 after a conclave that dragged on for six months, proved one of the more intellectually serious popes of the 18th century — a trained canon lawyer who corresponded with Voltaire and overhauled the Church's approach to missionary rites. His long pontificate gave the Roman mint ample time to refine working dies, and the small-leaf wreath variant of this baiocco is understood to represent a later die revision within the series, distinguishable from the larger-leaf emission by the tighter foliate spacing around the inscription.