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1 Fiorino di Camera - Julius II
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1503-1513 |
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| Value | 1 Florin (1 Fiorino) (9) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic scene depicting Saints Peter and Andrew in a fishing boat upon stylized waves, shown in vigorous three-quarter relief typical of High Renaissance papal coinage. Saint Peter stands prominently at the helm or center of the vessel, with fishing nets and nautical elements visible around the two figures, evoking the apostolic call to be 'fishers of men.' The composition fills the inner field with considerable energy and detail for a hammered gold fiorino. A circular Latin legend runs along the periphery, enclosed by a beaded border. |
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Julius II authorized this issue during a pontificate defined less by theology than by military campaigning — he personally led papal armies into the field to recover territories seized from the Church, earning the nickname il papa terribile. The fiorino di camera was the papacy's prestige gold denomination, used primarily for diplomatic payments and large ecclesiastical transactions rather than everyday commerce, which accounts for the relatively high survival rate in uncirculated condition.
Berman 562 is among the more precisely documented of his gold issues, attributed to the Rome mint under the direct financial supervision of the Apostolic Chamber — the camera from which the denomination takes its name.